Ghada Ibrahim
Personal information
Ghada Ibrahim
Arbitrator, Legal Counselor, Trainer
Contact information (Private)
+961 6 629341 &+961 6 440742
Contact information (Work)
Ghada Ibrahim Law Firm
629341 6 961
228271 3 961
Work history
Previous Professions:
- Attorney General, 1990 - present.
- Legal advisor, 1990 - present, banking institutions and institutions of public interest, trade unions, and professional associations.
- Arbitrator, 1990 - present, Cairo Regional Centre for International Arbitration.\
- Arbitrator, 1990 - present, Lebanese Center for Arbitration and Conciliation at the Chamber of Commerce, Industry, and Agriculture of Tripoli and North Lebanon.
- Trainer, 1990 - present, police officers on human rights, conventions to resist torture, convention for ending violence against women (CEDAW), fighting human trafficking.
Major Achievements
Publications (Books, Articles, Reports, etc.):
- Ibrahim, G., Khalifeh, N., & Zalzal, M.R. (2008). Al-`onf al-qanooni ded al-mar'a: Dirasa qanouniyya [Violence against women: A legal study], commissioned by the Lebanese Women Democratic Gathering. Beirut: Dar al-Farabi.
Major achievements:
- Several legal studies on various topics, including:
- legal study in the Penal Code to amend articles 522 and 562;
- legal studies on arbitration in the Lebanese law;
- a study on the role of civil society in changing laws;
- a study on the Convention for the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women;
- a study on the human rights front criminal justice;
- a study on the role of law enforcement in the protection of human rights;
- a study on quota in parliamentary elections.
- A series of articles about municipal elections, democracy in Lebanon, and women's participation in decision-making.
- TV and media interviews on the topics of human rights, women's rights, and electoral laws.
Exhibitions, lectures & performances:
- Gave many lectures and presentations on human rights in Lebanon, Cairo, Morocco and Qatar.
- Gave many lectures and presentations on arbitration in Lebanon, Jordan and Cairo.
Accomplishments
Distinctions:
- Selected by L’express magazine among one of the 100 people who move Lebanon (Les 100 qui font bouger le Liban), 2001.
Awards:
- The Nisaa Ra'idat award from the Hariri Foundation, 2001.
Competences & Skills
Field(s) of Expertise:
- Activism (Human Rights & Anti-Violence).
- Legal assistance (Victims of Violence).
- Social Development, Civil Society and Trade Union Action.
- Political Action and Decision-making.
- Training and Legal Arbitration.
Languages:
- Arabic
- French
- English