15th May 2017
The submission focuses on Lebanon’s obligation under Article 1 (non-discrimination) and Article 2 (obligation to prevent torture, including through legislative measures) of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (“the Convention”) to address discrimination in the law with regards to the exemption from punishment of offenders, including rapists, who marry their victims.
The Committee referenced this submission in their Concluding Observations.
Submitted by: Equality Now, the Lebanese Council to Resist Violence against Women (LECORVAW), ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality, and the Committee for the Follow-Up on Women’s Issues (CFUWI).