Collective Action
Regional campaign targets violence against women
Activists in Beirut announced Monday the launch of a new regional campaign to fight violence against women. The EU-funded campaign includes nine civil society organizations in seven countries in the Middle East and North Africa region. In addition to Lebanon, the others include Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia. The campaign is named “Shu Ostik/Ostak” - “What’s Your Story?” in English - and is addressed to both a male and female subject. It includes a website, ostik.org, which will compile statistics on violence against women and information on legislation in the region, as well as asking women who have survived gender-based violence to share their stories.
Date:
September 24, 2019
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Campaign
CSO
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
Collective / informal group
Mode of Action:
Demonstration
Objective:
Reform (advocating for limited change in political, socio-economic etc.)
Support of a cause
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights
Injustice/Perceived injustice
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
One off
State response:
N/A