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Read More »RDFL Campaign Launching on the occasion of the International Day of the Girl Child
Adolescent Syrian girls empowered to mitigate early marriage
Happy to welcome representatives of the embassy of Canada during the 2nd day of the intensive 8 days training workshop about child marriage targeting adolescent girls from #Syrian community in #Lebanon. Those 25 girls, between 13 and 18 years old, are being trained to become leaders capable of disseminating information on early marriage…
Read More »“Open Your Eyes to Your Rights” event at RDFL’s Ksarnaba Center
A joint initiative from The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering- RDFL and Unicef, in participation of Himaya and SOS, an evening entitled Open Your Eyes to Your Rights took place in the Beqaa Valley of Lebanon on July 31st, 2017 targeting around 250 children, mothers and fathers from the community of…
Read More »Coalition meeting to protect children against early marriage
The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering- RDFL organized on the 28th of July 2017 a coordination meeting for the national coalition to protect children from early marriage. Representatives of different member organizations discussed the current status of RDFL’s law to protect the children, which was submitted to the parliament on the…
Read More »Launching “Sexual Violence Against Women in Lebanon:Testimonies in the Dark” study
The Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering- RDFL in partnership with Diakonia cordially invite you to the launching of a study entitled “#Sexual #Violence Against #Women in #Lebanon: Testimonies in the Dark”, prepared by Dr. Faysal El Kak and Dr. Caroline Succar Slaiby. The presentation and discussion will highlight sexual violence (factors,…
Read More »RDFL Coveraging and Advocating for ending Child Marriage during the 75th session of the CRC
Follow our exclusive coverage of Lebanon’s session before the United Nations Child Rights Committee, during the 75th session of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), in Geneva on 18-19 May 2017. This human rights mechanism provides a critical opportunity to provide recommendations to governments to ensure that actions…
Read More »Human Rights Watch urges Lebanon to Pass Bill to End Child Marriage
(Beirut) – Lebanon’s parliament should quickly pass legislation to end child marriage in the country, Human Rights Watch said today. Lebanon has no minimum age for marriage for all of its citizens or any civil code regulating personal status matters. Instead, religious courts set the age based on 15 personal…
Read More »From Ministerial Conclusions to gender equality policy making in the Euro-Med region
The national roundtable “From Ministerial Conclusions to gender equality policy making in the Euro-Med region”, under the patronage of the Minister of State for Women’s Affairs H.E. Jean Ogasapian, and with the support of the European Union, took place on 6th of April 2016 at hotel Riviera. It was organised…
Read More »RDFL submits a draft law aiming to protect children in Lebanon from early marriage
When a young girl is pushed into marriage, the damage can last long after her wedding day. Research shows that girls who marry before the age of 18 receive less schooling than those who marry later, face a higher risk of domestic abuse, and suffer a lifetime of adverse effects…
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