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Committee votes to criminalise sexual harassment
Date:
Thursday, September 26, 2019
A draft law criminalizing sexual harassment was approved Thursday by the Women and Children's Committee of Parliament.
“We approved the draft law to criminalize sexual harassment, which is in line with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, international conventions Lebanon has ratified, and the [United Nations'] Sustainable Development Goals,” committee chair Inaya Ezzeddine was quoted as saying by the state run National News Agency.
Acting Bodies:
Lebanese Parliament
Type:
Laws
Categories:
Social rights (women’s rights, human rights...)
Impact:
Local
Status:
Approved/ Ratified
Civil Society Response:
Accepted