This package contains country-specific resources for Lebanon.
The collection includes publications, manuals, resources for trainers, documentary films, interviews with women leaders, international, national, and regional laws, event records, and oral histories.
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2020 Vision Conference: Panel 2 - Movement Building from the Local to the Global: What CEDAW Means for Women at the Grassroots (video, English)
Published:The second of two panel discussions taking place during WLP's conference, 2020 Vision: Mobilizing for Women's Rights and Ending Violence
Anti-Human Trafficking Law of Lebanon (document, Arabic)
Published:Law No. 164 Punishment for the Crime of Trafficking in Persons
Anti-Human Trafficking Law of Lebanon (document, English)
Published:Law on Punishment of the Crime of Trafficking in Persons, 2011 of Lebanon
Arab Charter on Human Rights (document, English)
Published:The Arab Charter on Human Rights (ACHR) was adopted by the Council of the League of Arab States in 2004 and affirms the principles contained
Asma Khader interview on human rights, gender equality, democracy, and NGOs in Jordan (video, English)
Published:Asma Khader (2006) of Sisterhood is Global Institute/Jordan (SIGI/J), speaks about SIGI/J's mission, the state of NGOs in Jordan, the
Because Our Cause is Just (video, Arabic)
Published:Women activists in the MENA region face social and political challenges after the Arab Spring democracy uprisings.
Because Our Cause is Just (video, English)
Published:Women activists in the MENA region face social and political challenges after the Arab Spring democracy uprisings. (36 min)
Because Our Cause is Just (video, French)
Published:Women activists in the MENA region face social and political challenges after the Arab Spring democracy uprisings.
Beyond Revolution: The Future of Women's Rights and Democracy in the Middle East-North Africa [Part 1] (video, English)
Published:October 22, 2013 event where experts discuss women's rights and democracy in the MENA region particularly in light of the "Arab Spring,"
Beyond Revolution: The Future of Women's Rights and Democracy in the Middle East-North Africa [Part 2] (video, English)
Published:October 22, 2013 event where experts discuss women's rights and democracy in the MENA region particularly in light of the "Arab Spring,"
Bushra Jabre interview on the impact of the Arab Women Speak Out project (video, English)
Published:Bushra Jabre discusses the impact of the Arab Women Speak Out project and documentary film on the lives of women and their families. The
Clash or Consensus? Session 4: Participatory Leadership and Democratic Governance (video, English)
Published:A discussion on participatory leadership and democratic governance takes place during WLP's Clash or Consensus? conference.
Constitution of Lebanon (document, Arabic)
Published:The Constitution of the Lebanese Republic, 1926, last amended in 2004.
Constitution of Lebanon (document, English)
Published:The Constitution of the Lebanese Republic of of 1926 with Amendments through 2004.
Constitution of Lebanon (document, French)
Published:The Constitution of the Lebanese Republic of of 1926 with Amendments through 2004.
Domestic Violence Law of Lebanon (document, English)
Published:Law On the Protection of Women and Other Family Members from Domestic Violence, 2014.
Domestic Violence Law of Lebanon (document, French)
Published:Law On the Protection of Women and Other Family Members from Domestic Violence, 2014.
Enas al-Shafie interview on NGO restrictions in Egypt, aid to Lebanon, and using internet for advocacy (video, English and Arabic)
Published:Enas al-Shafie, WLP Egypt/Forum for Women in Development (FWID), discusses the Egyptian government's increasingly restrictive practices
Equality Starts in the Family Campaign Booklet (booklet, English)
Published:This booklet provides an overview of WLP's global campaign, Equality Starts in the Family, which focuses on changing the culturally
Equality Starts in the Family: Research and Advocacy for Change (video, English)
Published:WLP launched Feminist Advocacy, Family Law and Violence against Women: International Perspectives, on November 1, 2018 in conjunction with
Equality: It's All in the Family (video, Arabic)
Published:Experts discuss the spectrum of family laws defining relations between men and women, and examine their impact on women’s rights.
Equality: It's All in the Family (video, English)
Published:Experts discuss the spectrum of family laws defining relations between men and women, and examine their impact on women’s rights.
Equality: It's All in the Family (video, French)
Published:Experts discuss the spectrum of family laws defining relations between men and women, and examine their impact on women’s rights.
Family Laws of Lebanon (documents, Arabic)
Family law in Lebanon is based on communal identity and religious group. The Lebanese Constitution grants 18 recognized religious
Family Protection Against Violence Law of Lebanon (document, Arabic)
Published:Family Protection Against Violence Law of Lebanon of 2014.
From Fear to Freedom: Ending Violence Against Women (video, Arabic)
Published:Leading activists discuss campaigns to end gender-based violence around the globe and their accounts of important gains to-date.
From Fear to Freedom: Ending Violence Against Women (video, English)
Published:Leading activists discuss campaigns to end gender-based violence around the globe and their accounts of important gains to-date.
From Fear to Freedom: Ending Violence Against Women (video, French)
Published:Leading activists discuss campaigns to end gender-based violence around the globe and their accounts of important gains to-date.
Interview with women's rights leaders on the status of women's rights and gender equality globally since 1995, CNN Amanpour (video, English)
Published:In commemoration of International Women's Day, this episode of CNN's Amanpour focuses on the status of women's rights and gender equality
Interviews with WLP Partners on organizational work and future plans (video, English and Arabic)
Published:Participants in the WLP Transnational Partners Convening (TPC), (Beirut, Lebanon, September 25-27, 2004): 12 interviewees describe the work
Iranian Women's One Million Signatures Campaign for Equality: The Inside Story (Translation Series) (book, Arabic)
Published:This book details the history, strategies, and goals of the historic One Million Signatures campaign for women’s equality in Iran.
Iranian Women's One Million Signatures Campaign for Equality: The Inside Story (Translation Series) (book, English)
Published:This book details the history, strategies, and goals of the historic One Million Signatures campaign for women’s equality in Iran.
Law relating to marriage for Sunni and Shia Muslims in Lebanon (document, Arabic)
Published:Law of the Judicial Organization of the Sunni and Shia Judiciary Family Law 1962 in Lebanon.
Lina Abou Habib interview on activism and women's issues in Lebanon (video, English)
Published:Part of a series of interviews recorded at WLP International with WLP partners following transnational partners meeting, September 2015 (for
Lina Abou Habib interview on advocacy strategies, and challenges to and hopes for gender equality (video, English)
Published:Part of a series of interviews focusing on best practices for activists and human rights organizations with speakers and panelists of WLP's
Lina Abou Habib interview on the Lebanon War (2006), its impact on women, and effective international aid work (video, English)
Published:Lina Abou Habib (Lebanon) speaks about the effects of the 2006 Lebanon War on Lebanese society, CRTD-A's work to aid internally displaced
Lina Abou-Habib Oral History (audio files, English)
Published:This resource page links to the audio recording files for Lina Abou-Habib's oral history interviews (Lebanon).
Lina Abou-Habib Oral History Content Summary (document, English)
Published:This document is a time-coded written summary in five-minute increments of an oral history interview with Lina Abou-Habib (Lebanon).
Mahnaz Afkhami interview on the history of civil organizing and women's organizations in the Global South in the context of rising authoritarianism, fundamentalism, and instability (video, English)
Published:Mahnaz Afkhami, Founder of WLP, gives an overview of the difficulties of civil organizing, and discusses women's organizations in the Global
My Child The Foreigner (video, English)
Published:A documentary film on the lack of citizenship rights in Arab countries, namely in Lebanon and Egypt.
Social Security Law of Lebanon (document, Arabic)
Published:Social Security Law of the Lebanese Republic of 1963.
The World We Seek (brochure, English)
Published:Summary
This resource is the full event program of: The World We Seek: Reigniting the Dialogue on Human Security. WLP and the Johns Hopkins
Women and the Politics of Change in the Middle East (video, English)
Published:A panel of activists discuss women's efforts to change public opinion, laws, and policies in order to build democratic and inclusive