BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon's parliament approved a law on Tuesday designed to curb domestic violence but activists said it had been watered down so much it would provide only limited protection for women.
Meeting for the first time since a year-long political deadlock was broken last month with the approval of a new government, parliament swiftly passed the law without introducing any of the changes demanded by campaigners.
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