Collective Action

Protesters stage a sit-in outside the Justice Palace to demand judges to be impartial

Protesters stage a sit-in outside the Justice Palace while the Court of Cassation deliberates lawsuits filed by MPs Ghazi Zeaitar and Ali Hassan Khalil in October for mistakes attributed to a judge and two advisors tasked with reviewing all suits against Bitar. They demand judges to be impartial.

Date: 
November 18, 2021
Actors/ Mobilising structures: 
CSO
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) : 
N/A
Mode of Action: 
Sit-in
Objective: 
Reform (advocating for limited change in political, socio-economic etc.)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA: 
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics: 
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency: 
Episodic
State response: 
N/A

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Village Name: 
Palais De Justice
Local Name: 
Achrafieh
Caza: