Roundtable on GBV in Lebanon: NGOs and Law Enforcement Officers Speak Out

Abstract

Al-Raida is pleased to publish the thematic discussion of a roundtable that took place in September 2017 within the context of the project “Capacity Building for Law Enforcement Personnel on Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response” funded by the Dutch Embassy in Lebanon. The project trained local law enforcement personnel on how to effectively prevent and appropriately respond to cases of gender-based violence (GBV), with attention to ensuring justice for survivors. The project was implemented by the Institute for Women’s Studies in the Arab World (IWSAW) in partnership with the Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) Training Academy and the General Security (GS). The roundtable focused on the processes and outcomes of this project, alongside other GBV prevention and response programming being conducted by civil society and government partners across Lebanon.