CAMPAIGN EXPOSES “VICTIM-BLAMING” ATTITUDES TO RAPE IN LEBANON

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Building Intersectional Coalitions to Address Discrimination and Violence in Lebanon

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"This is a long term engagement from Sweden that we continue to persue whole-heartedly together with partners like ABAAD."
Thank you your Excellency, the Ambassador of Sweden to Lebanon, Mr. Jorden Lindstrom, for your message to women and girls in Lebanon on International Women's Day.
Embassy of Sweden in Beirut

“I’d like to thank all of those women who have been there before me and who are on the frontline today and all of those men who join us in creating a better world for everyone, Happy International Women’s Day.”
Thank you your Excellency, the Ambassador of Norway to Lebanon, Mrs. Lene Natasha Lind, for your message to women and girls in Lebanon on International Women's Day.
Royal Norwegian Embassy in Beirut

“We very much stand by the resilient and inspiring women of Lebanon.”
Thank you Deputy Head of Mission – British Embassy Beirut, Mr. Benjamin Wastnage, for your message to women and girls in Lebanon on International Women's Day.
UK in Lebanon

“Let us today celebrate the boundless potential of women and girls and commit to ending gender based violence once and for all.”
Thank you your Excellency, the Ambassador of Canada to Lebanon, Mrs. Emmanuelle Lamoureux, for your message to women and girls in Lebanon on International Women's Day.
Embassy of Canada to Lebanon

"I'm very happy that we support ABAAD because ABAAD take care of women who have been abused and have been victims of violence! This is a human rights issue that deserves all attention."
Thank you Your Excellency, the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Lebanon, Mr. Jan Waltmans, for your message to women and girls in Lebanon on International Women's Day.
Embassy of the Netherlands in Lebanon

Ms. Ghida Anani, Director of ABAAD, at the “Breaking the Cycle of Violence Seminar about working with men: survivors, perpetrators and agents of change” which is organized by #ABAAD and the Kirkens Nødhjelp, Utenriksdepartementet (Norge) and Nobels Fredssenter | Nobel Peace Center

Ms. Ghida Anani, Director of ABAAD, during her speech in #Oslo, at the “Breaking the Cycle of Violence Seminar about working with men: survivors, perpetrators and agents of change” which is organized by #ABAAD and the Kirkens Nødhjelp, Utenriksdepartementet (Norge) and Nobels Fredssenter | Nobel Peace Center

When a terrible crime is committed upon a woman, no matter the kind, she is seen as a victim. Except when she is raped.

Rape survivors are fighting back against victim-blaming during Beirut International Marathon 2017