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KAFA - Article 522 - Lebanon Penal Code - Women’s Rights - Sexual Violence - Legal Reform

Why the repeal of Article 522 remains incomplete

In an interview with The Beiruter, KAFA lawyer Fatima El Hajj examines why Article 522’s repeal, despite being significant, left legal loopholes that allowed some offenders to evade accountability, prompting renewed calls for reform.

By The Beiruter
KAFA - Honour killings - Domestic violence - Gender-based violence - Violence against women

When violence is disguised as honour

Women's rights advocates in Lebanon argue that so-called "honour killings" are not crimes of honour but the deadliest form of domestic and gender-based violence, rooted in coercive control, abuse and inequality.

By Lynn El Khalil