14. Treatment by society (including families, communities and other non-state actors)
128
Societal discrimination..................................................................................................................................................................... 128
14.1. How do the media portray stateless Palestinians? How are stateless Palestinians treated by Lebanese nationals?........... 128
“Sectarian” tensions between different groups among Palestinians ................................................................................................. 130
14.2. Is there evidence of discrimination and/or tensions among stateless Palestinians?........................................................... 130
Exploitation and other types of harm............................................................................................................................................... 131
14.3. Are stateless Palestinians disproportionately affected by exploitation and other types of harm such as
physical violence, sexual abuse etc? Are stateless Palestinians disproportionately affected by human trafficking? .................... 131
15. Particular hardships faced by specific profiles of stateless Palestinians
132
Women ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 132
15.1. Are there any reported instances of violence against stateless Palestinian women?.......................................................... 132
15.2. What Impact did Covid-19 and anti-covid19 measures have on Gender-based violence [GBV]?......................................... 135
15.3. What is the situation of stateless unmarried/single Palestinian women without male support?........................................ 136
Persons with Disabilities (PwD), including but not limited to mental, physical, psychosocial, and intellectual................................... 136
15.4. Are there statistics recorded on the incidence of stateless Palestinians with disabilities and the form of disability? ......... 136
15.5. Are there reported instances of stigma, discrimination, harassment and/or violence towards stateless Palestinians
with disabilities by Lebanese state actors or the local community?............................................................................................ 137
15.6. What measures are taken to ensure that Palestinians with disabilities can access basic services?..................................... 138
LGBTQI+ Palestinians........................................................................................................................................................................ 139
15.7. Are there reported instances of stigma, discrimination, harassment and/or violence towards LGBTQI+ stateless
Palestinians by Lebanese state actors or the local community?................................................................................................. 139
People with criminal convictions...................................................................................................................................................... 141
15.8. Is there any additional penalty eg. deportation for stateless Palestinians who committed offences, in Lebanon or
outside of Lebanon?.................................................................................................................................................................. 141
16. Political participation and protests
142
16.1. Are stateless Palestinians formally allowed to gather, protest, and join political parties in Lebanon? Are they
practically permitted to do so? Do you know stateless Palestinians who ever managed to become public political figures?...... 142
16.2. Do stateless Palestinians experience any forms of reprisals as a result of gathering/protesting/gaining a public
profile for speaking on a political issue?.................................................................................................................................... 144
17. Appendices
145
A. Methodology ....................................................................................................................................................................... 145
B. Bibliography ......................................................................................................................................................................... 151
C. Interviewee Biographies and transcripts ............................................................................................................................... 154
Interview transcripts (in chronological order)............................................................................................................................ 156
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