Activist Sylvana Lakkis addresses attendees at the launch event Tuesday. (Courtesy of: Ahmad Mroueh)
Hundreds of people with permanent or semi-permanent disabilities wrought by the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port blast are aiming to make their voices heard. The Socio-Economic Justice Initiative (MAAN) on Tuesday launched a campaign called “In Limbo,” with the aim of securing the rights of those impacted by the explosion.Along with the Lebanese Union for People with Physical Disabilities (LUPD), led by activist Sylvana Lakkis, the recently created Post-Aug. 4 Association and the Association of the Families of Victims of the Beirut Port Explosion, MAAN presented the testimonies of numerous injured to raise awareness of their cause. The groups said authorities were failing to assist those injured in the blast.Several representatives from embassies and civil society groups, as well as MP Melhem Khalaf (Beirut II), who was head of the Beirut Bar...
Hundreds of people with permanent or semi-permanent disabilities wrought by the Aug. 4, 2020 Beirut port blast are aiming to make their voices heard. The Socio-Economic Justice Initiative (MAAN) on Tuesday launched a campaign called “In Limbo,” with the aim of securing the rights of those impacted by the explosion.Along with the Lebanese Union for People with Physical Disabilities (LUPD), led by activist Sylvana Lakkis, the recently created Post-Aug. 4 Association and the Association of the Families of Victims of the Beirut Port Explosion, MAAN presented the testimonies of numerous injured to raise awareness of their cause. The groups said authorities were failing to assist those injured in the blast.Several representatives from embassies and civil society groups, as well as MP Melhem Khalaf (Beirut II), who was head of the Beirut...
