the marriage, a social worker has to submit a report concerning the psychological conditions of the woman every six months for the first three years. Furthermore, the Parliament announced that same day that amendments were being implemented from Articles 503 to 521 in order to reinforce the penalties in case that the sexual act involves a girl under 15. Article 516 has been repealed and its dispositions are included in Articles 514 and 515. Article 514 states that the person who abducts a female minor or a female adult with the intention of marrying her commits an offense and can be imprisoned up to three years. Article 515 states that the person who kidnaps a man or a woman with the purpose of debauchery can be sentenced to hard labor for at least seven years. Article 516 permitted the person who committed acts described in Articles 514 and 515 not to be condemned if the acts were committed without deception nor violence on a person under 15. After the abolition of Article 516, Articles 514 and 515 state that the person who has committed the acts can be sentenced even if the acts were committed without deception nor violence on a person under 15. "Rape culture" in Lebanon During 2016, several NGO's held different events and activist campaigns to raise awareness towards what they believe to be a "Rape Culture." This activism was a result of episodes of sexual assault where there has been no repercussions or conviction against the perpetrators. According to Nay el-Rahi, “It’s (rape) normalized and people just don’t do necessarily anything about it. Unless it’s something as flagrant as this (above) case”. The concept of “rape culture” is related to both sexualization of women, sexual assault on women and men, domestic violence, and the normalization of objectification of the other gender. The awareness of and anger towards the Lebanese "rape culture" rose after the Lebanese MP Elie Marouni stated “In some cases, we need to ask if women play an active role in pushing men to rape them", in relations to the abolishment of Article 522. Countries that have abolished similar articles Several human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch, and the United Nations Human Rights High Commission have strongly criticized laws like Article 522 in other parts of the world. These organizations have been working towards abolishing this kind of laws, and in several