In a ceremony organized by the Lebanese Union for Persons with Motor Disabilities (LEBCAAP) and supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Lebanon Civil Action Acceleration Program (LEBCAAP), the report “My Right to Vote Campaign in the 2022 Lebanese Parliamentary Elections – Monitoring Report” was discussed at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Beirut. With the participation of representatives from associations of persons with disabilities and human rights activists.

The President of the Federation, Silvana Lakkis, spoke about the long struggle of the My Right campaign since 2005 to recognize the political rights of persons with disabilities in Lebanon, addressing the challenges of working to overcome the obstacles that prevent people with disabilities from participating in the general elections to run and vote with dignity and independence, calling for concerted efforts by civil society to move forward to reach inclusive elections.

The discussion, in which representatives of the associations participated, was opened to develop practical and applicable proposals related to the upcoming municipal elections, which can be worked on in a participatory manner. After discussing the proposals and categorizing them into short-term and long-term recommendations, Julia Bou Karroum, an expert in gender and social inclusion, presented the Accelerating Civil Action in Lebanon program’s approach to promoting the rights of people with disabilities in Lebanon, and the program’s work to accompany and support the campaign.