- Page 2
- Page 1 of 12
“It’s Part of the Job”
Ill-treatment and Torture of Vulnerable Groups in Lebanese Police Stations
Summary
Methodology
I.
Recommendations
To the
Ministry of Interior
To
Investigative Judges and Other Members of the Judiciary
To the
Lebanese Government
To the
Lebanese Parliament
To the US,
EU, UK, France, and Other Countries that Fund the Internal Security Forces
II.
Background
Lebanon’s
Laws on Homosexuality, Drug Use, and Sex Work
Homosexuality
Sex Work
Drug Use
Lebanese
Security Forces
Torture in
Lebanese Law
III.
Findings
Physical
Abuse and Torture
Nadim’s
Story
Cruel,
Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment
Sexual Abuse
and Gender-Based Violence
Sexual Abuse
of Drug Users
Sexual Abuse
of Sex Workers
Medico-Legal
Abuse: Anal Examinations
Lack of Due
Process
Role of
Defense Lawyers
Police
Corruption
Judges’
Reliance on Forced Confessions
IV. Impunity
Inadequate
Complaint Mechanisms
Lack of
Proper Oversight Mechanisms
V. Role of
International Community
Annex 1:
Letter to the Minister if Justice
Annex 2:
Letter to the Minister of Interior
Annex 3: Response
from the Ministry of Interior and Municipalities
Acknowledgments
- Page 2
- Page 1 of 12
