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Lebanon passes law criminalizing sexual harassment

Lebanese lawmakers broadened what constitutes domestic violence but did not specifically outlaw marital rape.

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Activists take part in a demonstration against sexual harassment, rape and domestic violence in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Dec. 7, 2019. — ANWAR AMRO/AFP via Getty Images

Lebanon's parliament on Monday passed a landmark bill criminalizing sexual harassment that puts the worst offenders behind bars for up to four years — but activists say it doesn't go far enough to end discrimination against women.

The new law "criminalizes sexual harassment, especially in the workplace,” the official National News Agency reported.

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