December 19, 2016
Lebanon: Reform Rape Laws
Prevent Rapists From Escaping Punishment by Marrying Victims
![Demonstration outside Parliament on December 6, 2016, with women in white dresses and wrapped in bandages, calling for the repeal of article 522 of the penal code.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201212mena_lebanon_afp.jpg?itok=mTwGDv0J)
Prevent Rapists From Escaping Punishment by Marrying Victims
Enforce Laws to End Torture, Deaths of Detainees
Government Forces Did Not Intervene, Respond
Account for Rights Defenders Missing Since November
Legacy of Crimes Against Humanity Still Require UN Action
Sex Outside of Marriage Could Get 5 Years in Prison
Government Newspaper, Officials Obfuscate Truth Behind Burning of Villages
End Government Repression, Rein in Security Forces