{"id":3556,"date":"2026-09-08T07:02:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/?p=3556"},"modified":"2026-09-08T07:02:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:02:07","slug":"a-meeting-with-mp-halima-kaakour-to-follow-up-on-the-proposed-law-to-protect-girls-and-boys-from-early-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/a-meeting-with-mp-halima-kaakour-to-follow-up-on-the-proposed-law-to-protect-girls-and-boys-from-early-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"A meeting with MP Halima Kaakour to follow up on the proposed law to protect girls and boys from early marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting with MP Halima Kaakour, represented by the RDFL Gathering by Head of Communications Rasha Wezne and lawyer Ghada Nicola, to follow up on the proposed law on protecting girls and children from early marriage. During the meeting, the emphasis was placed on continuing joint efforts to accelerate the legislative process toward the adoption of the law by the General Assembly, as it represents an essential step toward protecting girls and children, safeguarding their rights, and ensuring their future.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-attachment-id=\"3557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/a-meeting-with-mp-halima-kaakour-to-follow-up-on-the-proposed-law-to-protect-girls-and-boys-from-early-marriage\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1080,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?fit=850%2C850&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3557\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?resize=200%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?resize=200%2C200&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?resize=500%2C500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting with MP Halima Kaakour, represented by the RDFL Gathering by Head of Communications Rasha Wezne and lawyer Ghada Nicola, to follow up on the proposed law on protecting girls and children from early marriage. During the meeting, the emphasis was placed on continuing joint efforts to accelerate the legislative process toward the adoption of &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3557,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"post_format":[],"flags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/758264933_1483381243816429_3486909197928303886_n.jpg?fit=1080%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pa0Zsl-Vm","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3119,"url":"https:\/\/www.rdflwomen.org\/eng\/3119-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":3556,"position":0},"title":"RDFL Meets with MP Antoine Habchi to Follow Up on the Draft Law Criminalizing Child Marriage","date":"June 25, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"As part of our ongoing parliamentary meetings to follow up on the progress of the law to set a minimum age for marriage and criminalize child marriage, a delegation from RDFL met with MP Antoine Habchi. 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