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Conflict Incident Report

Protesters demand women’s nationality rights

Date of incident: 
November 13, 2018
Death toll: 
0persons
Number of Injured: 
0persons
Actors/Parties Involved: 
Lebanese Civilians

A group of protesters gathered outside the Parliament building demanding that MPs lift all of Lebanon’s official reservations to a United Nations convention calling for gender equality, the state-run National News Agency reported.

The protest, organized by the “My Nationality Is My Dignity” campaign, took place in Riad al-Solh during the morning legislative session.

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.
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.