Yes!!!! I just read it in the news papers: I am happy, even though the change came slowly, and the change needs the approval and ratification by the parliament members in an open session….
New amendments have been accepted and they acknowledge ( finally) women’s rights in Lebanon
Law on the tax of inheritance: Equality has been approved between men and Women by the parliamentary commission on justice: the article 9 of the law Nbr 59/46 gave privileges to Lebanese men with family tax reduction on inheritance, and not to Lebanese women.
Law on tax revenue: (amendment of article 31 of the law 59/144) Equality has been approved too by this commission as the other commission did last week. Do not hesitate to read my previous post on it….
Law on social security: nbr 13955, amendment of the disposition 2 in the article 16 has been accepted…. Check the first page of the brochure of the NATIONAL Campaign…
And the amendments on the PENAL CODE!!!!!
Mabrouk and Congrats to All Lebanese women for those steps forward!
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Hi and congratulations!
Is there any online papers that have written about the amendments and could anyone please post a link if it is the case…English or Arabic?
Regards
Gitte
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dear Gitte plz check the post below
as for the articles posted in arabic they are in the other comments
Best wishes for new steps forward!
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http://www.al-akhbar.com/node/12246
http://www.aliwaa.com/Default.aspx?NewsID=226001
http://www.assafir.com/Article.aspx?EditionId=1847&ChannelId=43478&ArticleId=1592&Author
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Thank you!
All the best.
Gitte
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[…] of income tax, inheritance, and social security. To read her post, Mabrouk [congratulations], click here. […]
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[…] Rita Chemaly congratulates Lebanese women on recent progress toward gender equality in Lebanese law. Several laws have been modified to grant women more rights in the areas of income tax, inheritance, and social security. To read her post, Mabrouk! [congratulations], click here. […]
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[…] Rita Chemaly congratulates Lebanese women on new swell toward gender equivalence in Lebanese law. Several laws have been mutated to extend women some-more rights in a areas of income tax, inheritance, and amicable security. To review her post, Mabrouk! [congratulations], click here. […]
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Women’s rights groups welcome legislative amendments May 19, 2011 08:42 PM (Last updated: May 19, 2011 08:42 PM) By Emma Gatten The Daily Star
http://www.dailystar.com.lb)
BEIRUT: Women’s rights groups have this week celebrated the approval of several legal amendments by the parliamentary committee on justice and the parliamentary budget committee that would bring the country closer to legal gender equality if passed by Parliament.
Meeting Monday, the committee on justice voted to repeal the so-called “honor killing law,” under which a lesser sentence may be handed out if a defendant is said to be acting “in a state of anger.” The committee also voted to apply the laws on adultery equally to men and women. Under the current legislation a man can be tried for adultery only if committed in the marital home, unlike women.
Meeting late last week, the parliamentary budget committee voted to amend laws on social security tax and inheritance tax to remove differentiation between men and women. Legal changes increasing pay during maternity leave were also voted for.
Under current legislation a married man is allowed LL2.5 million for his wife and LL500,000 for each of his children of his income untaxed. Women receive a similar allowance while unmarried, but once married are taxed on all of their income. Last week the committee voted to equalize this law, allowing women the same amount of untaxed income.
The committee also voted to increase maternity pay to 100 percent of the mother’s salary for 10 weeks, from the current two-thirds of pay.
Rita Chemaly, a political and social activist who works for gender equality, said the decisions were important “even if some steps are coming late.” Chemaly has been part of a multi-NGO campaign advocating the changes since 2009. The decisions will bring Lebanon closer to their commitments on the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, ratified by the country in 1996, she says.
The changes must now wait until a Parliament is convened before they can be passed, making it impossible to know when they might come into force. However, Chemaly believes that they will face little opposition and will be passed “as soon as they open Parliament.”
Faten Abou Chacra, a project coordinator at KAFA, which works to end violence against women, said the current “honor killing” legislation is an embarrassment to Lebanese women.
“It’s humiliating for me, as a woman, to have something in my country’s penal code that says it’s OK if these things happen to you, that these things can happen to you.” She said KAFA have frequently encountered women suffering from violence, the perpetrators of which are able to hide behind these laws.
Chemaly described the potential changes to the penal code as being “revolutionary.” If the changes were to come into force, she said, it would mean “women and men are equal in the house and facing the law, and will face the same punishment.” This, she said, “will change gender relations in the country.”
The reason for the sudden burst of legislative activity is not clear. Nadine Moawad of feminist collective Nasawiya, speculated that it may be a result of a recent push by civil society. She too believed the changes were likely to come in to force once Parliament convened. “Some of these laws are pretty overdue,” she said. “Especially those on honor crimes, and equality in the labor law. They’re pretty basic.”
In an unsurprising but nonetheless disappointing turn, discussions Wednesday by the Parliamentary Committee on Women and Children on the nationality law, under which women are not able to pass on citizenship to their children or husbands, made no developments.
However, the decision seems unlikely to deter groups fighting for change. Writing on her blog prior to the meeting Chemaly urged: “dear MPs, note that the civil society is watching.”
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http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Local-News/2011/May-19/Womens-rights-groups-welcome-legislative-amendments.ashx#axzz1NBkyMLTw
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[…] Yesterday In Lebanon I participated to a great protest calling for the adoption of the law protecting women against family violence. Branding banners calling Lebanese Mps to wake up, and to adopt the Law, and calling for a “just” law, and branding colorful banners against gender violence, and white umbrellas, activists from all ages, walked under the sunday sun in Lebanon. From The Sanayeh Garden facing the ministry of Interior to the Riad El Solh Square near the Lebanese parliament, protesters took to the streets calling for gender equality, and for the adoption by the Members of Parliaments during an open panel of the Lebanese parliament, of the draft law studied and approved by the parliamentarian committees 2 weeks ago. […]
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http://mujerdelmediterraneo.blogspot.com/2011/05/felicidades-mujeres-de-libano.html
Las leyes deben modificarse para cumplir con la igualdad
17 de mayo 2011 por Rita Chemaly
Sí!! Acabo de leerlo en los periódicos: Estoy feliz, aunque el cambio se produjo lentamente, y el cambio necesita la aprobación y ratificación por los miembros del parlamento en una sesión abierta ….
Las nuevas enmiendas han sido aceptadas y se reconoce (por fin) los derechos de las mujeres en el Líbano
Ley de la herencia : la igualdad ha sido aprobada entre hombres y mujeres por la comisión parlamentaria sobre la justicia: el artículo 9 de la Ley 59/46 Pp. dio privilegios a los hombres del Líbano con reducción de impuestos sobre la herencia de la familia, y no a las mujeres libanesas.
Ley de ingresos fiscales : (modificación del artículo 31 de la ley 59 / 144) La igualdad ha sido aprobada también por esta comisión como la otra comisión hizo la semana pasada.
Ley de seguridad social : NBR 13955, la modificación de la disposición 2 del artículo 16 ha sido aceptado …. Compruebe la primera página del folleto de la Campaña Nacional …
Y las modificaciones en el CÓDIGO PENAL !!!!!
Mabrouk y Felicidades a todas las mujeres del Líbano por los pasos hacia adelante!
Rita Chemaly
http://www.nasawiya.org/web/
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http://mujerdelmediterraneo.blogspot.com/2011/05/felicidades-mujeres-de-libano.html
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