Collective Action
Disabled Lebanese protest proposed ministry cuts
Hundreds of disabled persons and activists gathered Thursday near the presidential palace in Baabda to protest a potential 20 percent cut to the Social Affairs Ministry’s 2018 budget.
The protesters were bussed to the area from across Lebanon by the National Federation for Persons with Disabilities, which represents some 100 groups dedicated to fighting for disabled rights.
The Social Affairs Ministry directly funds many of these institutions, and indirectly supports others. A proposed 20 percent slash to the budgets of all ministries, government agencies and public institutions was ordered by Prime Minister Saad Hariri last month in order to curb Lebanon’s fiscal deficit.
Date:
March 1, 2018
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Affected group (inc. NIMBY)
Mode of Action:
Demonstration
Objective:
Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
One off