Lebanese Personal Status Laws II
Interview with Women’s Rights Activist Caroline Succar S a libi : Women are not treated equally in Lebanese family court s, prospects for an optional modern civil family law are dim Last Ju ne I telephonically interviewed Lebanese women’s rights advocate , Caroline Succar Salibi , about the treatment of Lebanese women in Family courts. Ms Salibi has done extensive work on Lebanese women’s rights issues and is recognized as an expert in the field. Below are edited excerpts of the interview : - How are women treated in Lebanese family courts? Unequally. The way they are treated many times denies them their humanity. Many women who leave their husbands due to violence often say that the legal violence the system imposes on them is worse than the mental and physical violence they faced from their abusive husbands. - But the system allows women to have lawyers and fight for their rights? Yes. But that takes a lot of money an