Wadad Saad El Dine Mourad Halwani
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Wadad Saad El Dine Mourad Halwani
President of the Committee for the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon
Contact information (Work)
Committee of the Families of Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon
01 280 062
78 947 561
Community/Lebanon Impact
Wadad Halwani is the wife of a missing person, and the founder of the "Committee for the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon" (established in 1982), and its president to this day.
After 36 years of struggle and several national campaigns, Mrs. Halwani, alongside the Committee, local allies, and international partners, succeeded in obtaining the landmark Law No. 105 on the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared on November 30, 2018. This historic law recognizes the rights of families to know the fate of their loved ones.
Following the adoption of the law, Mrs. Halwani was appointed to the National Commission for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons as the representative of the families. She remains fully committed to activating the commission’s work and uncovering the fate of all those who remain unaccounted for.
Beyond her national role, Mrs. Halwani is a member of the International Network of Victims and Survivors of Serious Human Rights Violations (INOVAS) and a member of the General Assembly of the Lebanese Association for Democratic Election Monitoring (LADE).
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Education
Education:
- Bachelor Degree in Geography.
Lebanese University - Faculty of Education.
- Teaching Diploma.
Work history
Previous Professions:
- Secondary Education Teacher, Directorate General of Education.
- Inspector, Directorate General of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
Major Achievements
Publications (Books, Articles, Reports, etc.):
- "A Memory That Does Not Pass", Documentary preparation of “The Last Picture While Crossing”, dedicated to Mrs. Odette Salem, mother of two missing persons, who tragically died while heading to the families of the missing sit-in tent.
Exhibitions, lectures & performances:
“Wadad : An Ant that Digs in Stone”, in collaboration with the Arab Institute for Women-LAU.
Collaborations and Partnerships:
- Arab Institute for Women.
- Asfari Institute.
- UN Women.
- FEMED.
Accomplishments
Diplomas:
Teaching Diploma
Awards:
- 2019: Bkerké, On the occasion of the International Day of Peace.
- 2018: Saint Joseph University - Institute of Political Science, On the occasion of the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Competences & Skills
Field(s) of Expertise:
- Education
- Human Rights
Languages:
- Arabic
- French