Session Five: The suffering and Struggle of the Families of the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared, and the Role of Civil Society in Providing Support

Learning Outcomes:

Learn about the struggle of the families of the missing and forcibly disappeared that culminated in the adoption of Law No. 105 on the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared;
Raise awareness of the psychological, emotional, and socioeconomic suffering of the missing and forcibly disappeared, as well as the impact of disappearance on women, especially the victim’s wives;
Gin a better understanding of the role of civil society in supporting the families of the missing and forcibly disappeared.

Video 01: General introduction to the session: Dr. Carmen Hassoun Abu Joudeh (1 min)

Video 02: The suffering of the victims’ families: Dr. Carmen Hassoun Abu Joudeh (9 min)

Video 03: The struggle of the Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Missing in Lebanon and the supporting committees and organizations: Dr. Carmen Hassoun Abu Joudeh (7 min)

Video 04: Interview with Wedad Halawani, Chairperson of the Committee for the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon (15 min)

Video 05: Interview with Manal Ghandour, Program Coordinator at ACT for the Disappeared (3 min)

Video 06: Interview with Sabine Saliba, Executive Director at ACT for the Disappeared (5 min)

Video 07: Interview with Bassel Bou Monsef, Researcher at ACT for the Disappeared (2 min)

Video 08: Interview with Cindy Mansour, Forensic Anthropologist at ACT for the Disappeared (3 min)

Video 09: Interview with Rabab El-Khatib, Missing Persons Advisor at ICRC (4 min)

Video 10: Interview with Tahniyat Siddiqi - Deputy Protection Coordinator, Reuniting Families of Missing Persons at ICRC (4 min)

Video 11: Interview with Nour El-Bejjani, Head of Program – Lebanon, International Center for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) (3 min)

Quiz

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How does the advocacy of the families of the missing and forcibly disappeared help in addressing the repercussions of the war in Lebanon?

By reminding the state and the society in Lebanon of the importance of the uncovering the truth about the fate of the missing and working on collective memory to prevent the repetition of the past

The families demand for knowing the fate of the missing might reopen past wounds and risk reigniting the war

The efforts of the families of the missing do not help in dealing with the past and are not productive

The committees formed after the end of the war by the Lebanese government to investigate the fate of the missing and forcibly disappeared provided satisfactory answers to their families

Yes

o It provided satisfactory answers to a large number of the families of the missing by allowing them to request the declaration of the death of their loved ones

What are the effects and the consequences suffered by the families of the missing and forcibly disappeared?

The families suffer from psychological ,social, and sometimes economic and legal strains ,especially the wives of the missing

With the passage of time, family forget and eclare the missing person deceased based on the Lebanese inheritance law

The family suffer mainly from administrative and economic problems

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