“There is no honor or shame.” 6 out of 10 women have been raped in Lebanon

“No show, no shame”… a phrase that in the past few hours has spread like wildfire among Lebanese women on the social media.

In a country like Lebanon that proclaims its openness, women’s freedom and the protection of their rights, 6 out of 10 women suffer sexual violence and refuse to report it for reasons related to the protection of “honor”, reported Saturday by a local organization, asking during a demonstration in front of the Parliament to increase the penalties for crimes of sexual violence.

The Abaad organization called for the demonstration as part of a campaign titled “No Show, No Shame” in on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November. Dozens of women, including survivors of sexual assaults, demonstrated in front of Parliament in central Beirut, demanding “tougher penalties for crimes of sexual violence”.

“A law that punishes rapists”

Campaign organizers also wrote slogans in red on white clothes and tarps they hung near parliament, including: “I want a law that takes my rights and punishes the rapist” and “justice for survivors,” according to AFP.

Abaad reported, according to one studio conducted by it, that 6 out of 10 women who experience sexual assaults do not report it “for honor and honor”.

She also revealed that more than 70% of women surveyed believe that society sees assaulting women as an attack on “family honour”.

“Handle It Firmly”

“Unfortunately, the crimes of sexual assault in Lebanon are still tied to the issue of honor, honor and shame,” said Ghida Anani of the organization, which launches campaigns against violence against women every year.

In a statement, he also stressed the need to look at these crimes “outside the stereotypical social context and confront them resolutely”.

Victory of 2017

Interestingly, human rights organizations scored a victory in 2017 by abolishing a controversial legal article in the Lebanese parliament that exempts a rapist from punishment if he marries his victim, following a civil campaign.

While human rights organizations are still calling for the abolition of two other articles, one of which provides that “anyone who has relations with a minor under the age of fifteen will be punished with temporary forced labour”, and the other will be punished with imprisonment for a short time or a fine for “seducing a girl with a promise of marriage and deflowering her”.

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