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Conflict Incident Report

North Lebanon police arrest men for harassing school girls

Date of incident: 
November 10, 2016
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians
Internal Security Forces (ISF)

Police from the northern city of Tripoli Thursday arrested a group of young men for allegedly harassing school girls.

The state-run National News Agency said the Tripoli municipality police arrested the men in front of the May Public School, where they were harassing women, school girls and insulting an elderly man.

They were served arrest warrants for “disturbing the peace,” NNA added.

Primary category: 
Arrest/Detention
Secondary Category: 
Gender Based Violence [inc. sexual violence]
Classification of conflict (primary): 
Individual acts of violence
Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.
Classification of conflict(secondary):
Conflicts of social discrimination
Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.