As part of a campaign to safeguard women and girls from violence, little portable alarms with the name of a young British Embassy worker who was raped and killed in Lebanon in 2017 have been handed out on Beirut Corniche.
The Becky's Button Association distributed the portable alarms, also known as Becky's Buttons, on Saturday. Volunteers provided information about how the alarms may provide security from sexual harassment or assault.
Becky’s Button can be placed under clothing or attached to a bag. When engaged, the alarm sends out an ear-piercing signal that can scare away potential assailants and notify everyone around, giving users a brief window of time to flee.
The alarm is named after Rebecca Dykes, the 30-year-old British Embassy worker raped and strangled to death in 2017 by a taxi driver. Dykes’ killer, Tariq Samir Huweisheh, was sentenced to death by a criminal court in Mount Lebanon.
Becky’s mother, Jane, who has been donating the alarm to vulnerable women, believes her daughter’s life might have been saved if she had such a device.
The Becky's Button Association distributed the portable alarms, also known as Becky's Buttons, on Saturday. Volunteers provided information about how the alarms may provide security from sexual harassment or assault.
Becky’s Button can be placed under clothing or attached to a bag. When engaged, the alarm sends out an ear-piercing signal that can scare away potential assailants and notify everyone around, giving users a brief window of time to flee.
The alarm is named after Rebecca Dykes, the 30-year-old British Embassy worker raped and strangled to death in 2017 by a taxi driver. Dykes’ killer, Tariq Samir Huweisheh, was sentenced to death by a criminal court in Mount Lebanon.
Becky’s mother, Jane, who has been donating the alarm to vulnerable women, believes her daughter’s life might have been saved if she had such a device.
