Lebanese Woman Beaten Up by Husband, Denied Hospital Care

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A Lebanese woman was brutally beaten up by her husband in al-Ouzai area in southern Beirut, which required transferring her immediately to a hospital for treatment.

"However, the Rafik Hariri University Hospital refused to admit Hoda Ali Tay,” LBCI television said on Saturday evening.

But later, a TV personality at LBCI contacted Health Minister Wael Abou Faour, who ordered admitting Tay immediately and providing her with all necessary medical care.

The journalist also called the Mount Lebanon public prosecutor, who opened an investigation in the incident.

Meanwhile, security forces rushed to the hospital to take the necessary procedures and prosecute and arrest the husband.

Several Lebanese women have recently made headlines for falling victims to domestic violence.

A week earlier, Roqayya Monzer was shot dead by her husband last Thursday, one day before Mother's Day, after she asked him for divorce.

Monzer is a mother of two, and was pregnant with her third child at the time of her death.

On February 17, the KAFA (enough) Violence and Exploitation organization announced the death of poisoning of a woman identified as Christelle Abou Shakra, revealing that her husband is in custody for interrogation.

And two weeks earlier, Manal al-Assi was severely beaten by her husband, which resulted in her death the next day. The husband was eventually arrested by security forces.

Another tragic story preceded the two incidents when Roula Yaacoub, 31, died of domestic abuse on July 9, 2013.

Several media reports said Yaacoub's husband beat her up to death with a club under the eyes of their five daughters.

The joint parliamentary committees approved on July 22, 2013, a draft-law on the protection of women from domestic violence, a major step towards helping women become first-class citizens in Lebanon.

If passed by parliament, the law would come under the penal code -- under which cases are referred to a criminal court -- rather than personal status laws, which are ruled on by religious authorities.

Domestic abuse and harassment continue to be taboo in Lebanon, with very few women filing complaints as police generally turn a blind eye and tell them to deal with their problems at home.

From domestic violence to rape to adultery, the rights of women often fall by the wayside, reducing them to second-class citizens.

The committees' approval of the draft-law was seen as a major step towards the liberation of the Lebanese woman who still lacks a lot of rights, including transferring citizenship to her husband if he is a foreigner or to children born of such a union.

Comments 8
Missing VINCENT 29 March 2014, 23:58

This is what happens when a Nation is divided along side ethnic and religious lines, and where the people are not given the opportunity or freedom to unite under common civil goals. The killing of the wife, is murder and it should be dealt as such. Outside communities of freaks living under strict religious authority, countries who proudly attach their choice of religion when describing their nation or political groups forged under false gods, no civil society would tolerate such behavior. When civil institutions are dwarfed by religious bigotry, you're left with societies that are bound to fail once the dark side of religion is exposed. People wake up and march forward. Fight to built a Lebanese State that represents traditional Lebanese values the type which the world had once admired and respected.

Thumb cedre 30 March 2014, 00:37

'women outnumber men in lebanon about 5 to 1. '

stop ur BS ft.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_sex_ratio

Missing phillipo 30 March 2014, 08:25

Close down that hospital immediately. Arrest all the management, sack the rest of the staff, and start up again from zero.

Default-user-icon MARGARETE WALLNER (Guest) 30 March 2014, 14:01

A man who beats physically weaker persons is a disgusting, weak and coward creature, without character and not worth to be called a "man". You who are without sin - through the first stone.

Thumb scorpyonn 30 March 2014, 20:24

This is so primitive-- miust be the influence of Iran and their cryptic Islamic ways on thie followers in Lebanon.

Thumb scorpyonn 30 March 2014, 20:25

You bet, Popeye

Thumb Maxx 31 March 2014, 04:10

Dude, please tell me that that was a sarcastic comment. Because it would be low even by your standards if it wasn't.

Default-user-icon zeina (Guest) 17 May 2014, 21:33

such attitude has nothing to do with religion because non of them taught to violate women but to respect them .