Collective Action
Judges start a weeklong strike to demand the improvement of the judicial situation at all levels
A group of judges called on Friday for a weeklong strike across Lebanon starting from Monday to “reject the erosion of judicial dignity at all levels” after a meeting at the Court of Cassation to address deteriorating economic conditions, the state-run National News Agency reported. The judges’ statement called on the Lebanese people to “demand political leaders, who have been in power for decades, to support the bankrupt state treasury with their own funds.” The judges also demanded that the High Judicial Council, the State Shura Council and the State Audit Bureau to call a “general meeting of magistrates in order to find solutions to the disastrous judicial situation.”
Date:
May 30, 2022
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Workers group (inc.union, syndicate, etc.)
Multi-organisational field (collaboration, allies) :
N/A
Mode of Action:
Strike
Objective:
Reform (advocating for limited change in political, socio-economic etc.)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
Continuous
State response:
N/A