Conflict Incident Report

Democratic Left Movement stages sit in facing ESCWA

Date of incident:

June 23, 2016

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

Lebanese Civilians

NNA - The Democratic Left Movement staged a sit-in outside ESCWA headquarters in Beirut protesting the election of Israel to chair the UN's 6th Committee (Legal Committee).

Protesters handed concerned sides a memo deploring the matter and received promises to have their memo referred to the competent authorities at the United Nations.

Source Link:

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/64445/Democratic-Left-Movement…

Primary category:

Collective Action [inc. protests, solidarity movements...]

Classification of conflict (primary):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

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Conflict Incident Report

Democratic Left Movement stages sit in facing ESCWA