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   This study targeted the prisons in South Lebanon within the provinces of Tyre (Tyre prison) and Nabatiye (Nabatiye and Tebnin prisons). Its human and material limits were wide as it included most of the inmates in the three prisons and their families- whether living in or outside the south (Beirut, Baalabek, and Zahle) and remaining Lebanese regions. The main target was to detect and acquire knowledge about the social, educational, medical and economic needs of these families, to follow them up, and shed light on them through a program on which all public and private community stakeholders...

Link to orginial post: http://www.helem.net/node/188 Written by: Doctor Wahid Al Farchichi: Law Professor at the Tunisian University, Professor Nizar Saghiyeh: Lawyer and Independant Law Researcher Contents: The law and homosexuality A survey and an analytical study of the legislation of most Arab countries  Part one: The discrepancies in the Arab legislations in the criminalization of the homosexual act Part two: The disparities of the sanctions for the homosexual acts in the Arab legislations  Conclusion Law and homosexuality: any ways for reconciliation?  List of references Homosexuals in...

The research will provide better understanding on the legislations and laws that authorities are using to control or oppress any movement or any type of activism on gender and sexuality issues in JORDAN.

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This book tackles key Issues of concern within the aid discussion. It outlines issues of particular importance for civil society in the Arab region and highlights the difference of prospectives between government representatives and CSOs.

A series of publications entitled "Assessing the MDG process in the Arab Region".

MSF’s objective in carrying out this study was to better understand the conditions facing Syrian refugees living in Lebanon.

This report will summarize the findings of the: (1) Training Needs Questionnaire, (2) The Pre Post- Test, and (3) the Training Evaluation.

Titled “Let The Resolution Begin…. Live Gender Equity”, this resource is the annual report of ABAAD Resource Center for Gender Equity, which lists the accomplishments of the organization for the period between June 2011 and June 2012.

In late 2011, WILPF began to develop a programme to enhance the collective capacities of women’s rights organisations to respond to the unprecedented political events in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA).

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28 refugee households were surveyed, which represented a total of 501 refugees, 48% male and 52% female, which is approximately 11% of the Syrian refugee population in North Bekaa.

Over 57,000 displaced Syrians are receiving protection and assistance in Lebanon through the efforts of the Government of Lebanon and UN and NGO partners.

The current crisis in Syria has been going on for well over a year and the situation remains volatile and is in fact worsening over time.

ABAAD-Resource Center for Gender Equality, in partnership with Women's League for International Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and in collaboration with the United Nations Interim Forces (UNFIL) in South Lebanon, organized the National Consultation Meeting on May 10th, 2012 at Holi

In recent years, the “sponsorship system” (kafala) in Lebanon and in other countries in the region has been identified as a core problem leading to the exploitation and abuse of migrant domestic workers.

‫قانون الأشخاص المفقودين والمخفيين قسراً‬‫وضعت منظّمات المجتمع المدني، وعلى رأسها جمعيّّات الأهالي، مشروع قانون للأشخاص المفقودين والمخفيين قسرًا، بهدف اعتماده من قبل السلطات اللبنانيّة.‬ ‫الأسباب الموجبة‬‫مع انتهاء الحرب (١٩٧٥ - ١٩٩٩) ، لم يتمكن لبنان من ايجاد حل مرض لضحايا الحرب وقضاياهم، وتحديدا لقضايا المفقودين والمخفيين قسرًا وذويهم.‬‫وحتّى الآن، لا زال أهالي الضحايا يناضلون في سبيل حقّهم بمعرفة ما جرى لهؤلاء الّذين أخذوا منهم، إن كانوا لا يزالون على قيد الحياة- وباسترداد رفاتهم إذا تبيّن أنّهم توفّوا، لكنهميناضلون أيضًا في سبيل حقّهم بالحصول على اعتراف مّمن نجوا من الحرب، أي الدولة...

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Disability & Vulnerability Focal Point (DVFP) have been developed based on the observation that one of the greatest difficulties following a crisis is not only to identify and to access to vulnerable people including people with disabilities, but also to accompany them wit

This brochure presents a brief introduction to the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process and introduces the different stages of possible engagement by civil society groups with the process.