Maharat is a catalyst, defending and advancing the development of democratic societies governed by the values of freedom of expression and respect for human rights.
Maharat advances the societal and political conditions that enhance freedom of expression and access to information, both online and offline. Maharat engages and equips a progressive community in Lebanon and the MENA region with the skills and knowledge necessary to create change.
Policy & Advocacy
2010-2012
Since then, it has also expanded its work to include monitoring and proposing legislative and regulatory changes to enhance freedom of expression, including a registration of media proposal in 2010, the launch of a draft law to cancel censorship on arts in 2011, and the access to information law that was adopted in 2017.
