Glossary of Gender Based Violence terms and Vocabulary

Despite the significant progress achieved in Lebanon with regard to women empowerment and specifically women and girls’ access to education and participation in social, economic and cultural fields, and despite the endorsement of Lebanon of most human rights instruments, and despite the fact that violence against women has become a phenomenon in the spotlight and is referred to as a form of discrimination and a violation of human rights of women, Violence against women is still part our daily lives and within its different forms. In addition, available data on violence against women remains scarce and scattered and efforts for addressing and ending this violence remain modestly coordinated.