Shi'ite gunmen gather in the southern suburbs of Beirut on August 15, 2012. This group has abducted a Turkish businessman and several Syrians it says are rebel fighters in retaliation for kidnappings of one of their relatives.
The Lebanese government has failed to take adequate measures to protect against, deter, and punish retaliatory kidnappings along sectarian lines in border regions. Human Rights Watch interviewed both victims and family members who carried out retaliatory kidnappings, prompted by alleged detentions and kidnappings of their relatives by the Syrian government forces and armed opposition groups.
Shi'ite gunmen gather in the southern suburbs of Beirut on August 15, 2012. This group has abducted a Turkish businessman and several Syrians it says are rebel fighters in retaliation for kidnappings of one of their relatives.© 2012 ReutersMay 2, 2013
