Hayat Mirshad archive at Al-Akhbar Newspaper
You can check Hayat Mirshad articles at Al-Akhbar Newspaper on this link.
Interviews with global and regional newspapers and websites on Women’s rights in Lebanon
Interview with DW about the legal battle to end child marriage on this link. Interview with BBC news about child marriage on this link. Interview with Al-Arabiya about child marriage in Lebanon on this link. Interview at Al-Hayat Newspaper on women's objectification and stereotyping in media on this link. Interview with Raseef22 about adultery laws [...]
Speaker at the Commission on the Status of Women 2019
Does Humanitarian Aid Need a Feminist Facelift? A Women Deliver Side Event at the Commission on the Status of Women Humanitarian emergencies are decisive moments for gender equality. On one hand, girls and women affected by conflicts and natural disasters face new and increased risks to their health and rights, such as gender-based violence and [...]
Speaker at a conference in Lebanese Parliament about Child Marriage
Âge légal du mariage : le débat fait rage, mais les instances islamiques ne cachent pas leurs réticences Le débat sur le mariage précoce se démocratise. Il prend même de la voix depuis qu’il est porté par une cinquantaine d’organismes de défense des droits de l’homme, menés par le Rassemblement démocratique des femmes libanaises (RDFL) [...]
Interview with Thomson Reuters Foundation on Rape culture in Lebanon
#ShameOnWho campaign uses art to change Lebanese attitudes to rape The hashtag #ShameOnWho? is being deployed as part of a new street art campaign in Lebanon to try to change attitudes to rape in a country where victim shaming remains common. The group behind the campaign, which launched this week, said it wanted to “shake” [...]
Hayat Mirshad delivers a session during a training workshop with Euromed Feminist Initiative
Ms. Hayat Mirshad, Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering (RDFL), shared stats on the status of women's rights in Lebanon and discussed the most prominent executive laws. Furthermore, she presented the work and advocacy programs and campaigns by RDFL such as (Not Before 18) advocacy campaign to protect children from early marriage. Full details on this link.
A campaign on Child Marriage that Hayat Mirshad managed wins a Dubai Lynx Award
The Campaign And so we created a campaign that, for the first time, tackled this societal issue from a medical point of view. Execution We spread visuals with our medical facts on print, outdoor, BTL, online and in the launch press conference, transforming traditional communication channels into public medical announcements. We then launched a [...]