Lebanon: Update to LBN34478.E of 7 June 2000 on domestic violence and recourse available to victims
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 23 July 2002 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | LBN39594.E |
| Reference | 1 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Lebanon: Update to LBN34478.E of 7 June 2000 on domestic violence and recourse available to victims, 23 July 2002, LBN39594.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3f7d4dbf23.html [accessed 31 May 2023] |
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Very little recent information on domestic violence in Lebanon could be found among sources consulted by the Research Directorate within time constraints.
The Lebanese Council to Resist Violence Against Women (LCRVAW) lodges complaints on behalf of alleged victims of domestic violence (n.d.a), and assists in obtaining police cooperation (ibid. n.d.b). According to the Council, crimes of domestic violence "are so numerous that they no longer seem to shock the public at large..." (n.d.a). The Council further states that honour crimes are still legal, and police are known for not taking victims of violence seriously (ibid. n.d.b). For further information on violence against women, please consult the UK's Immigration and Nationality Directorate's Lebanon: Country Assessment.
No further information on the above-mentioned topic could be found among the sources consulted by the Research Directorate.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.
References
Lebanese Council to Resist Violence Against Women (LCRVAW). n.d.a. "Barefoot, Pregnant and Seeking Legal Reforms." _____. n.d.b. "Lobby for Legal and Social Reforms." United Kingdom. Immigration and Nationality Directorate (IND), Home Office. April 2002. Lebanon: Country Assessment. Additional Sources Consulted
IRB databases
Three sources did not respond to an information request within time constraints
World News Connection (WNC)
Internet Sites including:
Amnesty International
Association Najdeh
Human Rights Watch
CEDAW
IWRAW
Institute for Women's Studies in the Arab World
MacMag Glip - Machreq/Maghreb Gender Linking Information Project
Sisterhood is Global Institute
WomensNet
Women's International Net
