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On March 18, 2021 The Women and Children Parliamentary Committee agreed to “impose a penalty on those who neglect to report crimes of domestic violence.” The Woman and Child Comm... Read more
On March 18, 2021, the Youth, Cultural Affairs, Education and Scientific Research Committee informs all relevant associations and civil society organizations wishing to express their opinion... Read more
In a session for the Commission on the Status of Women 65 entitled: Interactive Dialogue “Eliminating Violence Against Women in Public Life”, H.E. Wafa Bani Mustafa, Chairperson... Read more
This year’s International Women’s Day theme, March 8, 2021, “Women in Leadership: Achieving an Equal Future in the World of COVID-19” The theme celebrates the tremend... Read more
Amman, March 8 (Petra) – The Women’s Committee in the Senate launched an initiative today, Monday, under the title: Power To Women, in cooperation with the National Democratic In... Read more
On March 3, 2021, The Council of Ministers has set up a supreme committee to oversee women’s participation in the upcoming House of Representatives elections. According to the decision... Read more
On 25/1/2021, Attorney Wafa Bani Mustafa participated in a session entitled The Role of the Higher Population Council (HPC) in Promoting Women’s Participation, in the presence of a num... Read more
On January 20, 2021, the Council of Ministers approved a bill that would increase penalties for the crime of female genital mutilation. the new amendments impose harsher penalties for the cr... Read more
In order to ensure more protection for victims of domestic violence and their children, the Parliament in the Republic of Lebanon approved on 21/12/2020, a number of amendments to Law 293/20... Read more
For the first time in Egyptian parliamentary history: A woman presides over the first session of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, January 12, 2021, the first session of the ne... Read more