Daily Star - Baroud Seeks Lower Entry Age For Ngos - January 1st, 2010

BEIRUT: Interior Minister Ziyad Baroud presented on Monday a draft law to the government asking to lower the membership age for nongovernmental organizations. The draft law asked the government to amend Article 5 of the organizations law issued in 1909 and to change the age of membership from 20 to 18. The Interior Ministry said the reason for the amendment was the discrepancy between the membership age for NGOs (20 years old) and the legal age of adulthood (18 years old). It added that the law, if passed, would encourage more young people to participate in public activities and interests. – The Daily Star