[{"command":"settings","settings":{"pluralDelimiter":"\u0003","suppressDeprecationErrors":true,"ajaxPageState":{"libraries":"core\/picturefill,entity_embed\/caption,views\/views.ajax,views\/views.module","theme":"hrw_design","theme_token":null},"ajaxTrustedUrl":[],"views":{"ajax_path":"\/views\/ajax","ajaxViews":{"views_dom_id:blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__338205__en":{"view_name":"blog_live_feed","view_display_id":"blog_body_block","view_args":"338205","view_path":"\/blog\/content\/338205","view_base_path":null,"view_dom_id":"blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__338205__en","pager_element":0}}},"user":{"uid":0,"permissionsHash":"0ae5601d8790ff50fca3cf23b9ac9170285f2f75823ebdc8d9cc054bc03a679b"}},"merge":true},{"command":"add_css","data":"\u003Clink rel=\u0022stylesheet\u0022 media=\u0022all\u0022 href=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/css\/css_reI-6YIYy-k9pvxm-gaCRrn5cSrTZRtyAMrp4YXDUJw.css\u0022 \/\u003E\n"},{"command":"add_js","selector":"body","data":[{"src":"\/sites\/default\/files\/js\/js_VkK39bvB4H6LLVemwPFz8QWcUMTFqZ3FFo_LBVv_4vs.js"}]},{"command":"insert","method":"replaceWith","selector":".js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__338205__en","data":"\u003Cdiv class=\u0022js-view-dom-id-blog_live_feed__blog_body_block__338205__en\u0022\u003E\n \n \n \n\n \n \n \n\n \u003Cdiv\u003E\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \u003Cdiv class=\u0022blog-block__content__description rich-text pt-6 mb:pt-10 mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cp\u003EZiad Itani, a well-known actor who described to Human Rights Watch his \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2018\/07\/16\/lebanon-exonerated-actor-details-torture\u0022\u003Eforced disappearance and torture\u003C\/a\u003E in detention at the hands of State Security in November 2017, filed a request for compensation to the Council of Ministers on January 8, 2019. Itani requested compensation for the serious harm he sustained at the hands of the public administrations, security agencies, and the judiciary. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022embed align-left embedded-entity embedded-entity-type-media embedded-entity-bundle-image embedded-entity-viewmode-embeddable embed--left\u0022\u003E\n \n\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\n \n \n\n\n\n\u003Cfigure class=\u0022figure figure--expand text-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__media relative inline-block mx-auto\u0022\u003E\n \u003Ca href=\u0022\/modal\/35777\u0022 rel=\u0022modal:open\u0022 class=\u0022figure__link\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cimg srcset=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/480w\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201806middleeast_lebanon_ziad.jpg?itok=CjVRMivg 480w, \/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201806middleeast_lebanon_ziad.jpg?itok=dmUqimJf 850w\u0022 sizes=\u0022(max-width: 524px) 100px, 500px\u0022 data-responsive-image-style=\u0022embedded_images\u0022 src=\u0022\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/embed_xxl\/public\/multimedia_images_2018\/201806middleeast_lebanon_ziad.jpg?itok=dmUqimJf\u0022 width=\u0022850\u0022 height=\u0022850\u0022 alt=\u0022Zaid Itani\u0022 loading=\u0022lazy\u0022 typeof=\u0022foaf:Image\u0022 \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\u0022figure__expand absolute block bottom-0 right-0 w-8 h-8 bg-white text-gray-700\u0022\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022sr-only\u0022\u003EClick to expand Image\u003C\/span\u003E\n \n\n\n\n\u003Cdiv class=\u0022icon fill-current w-full inline-block\u0022\u003E\n \u003Csvg viewbox=\u00220 0 20 20\u0022 fill=\u0022currentColor\u0022 role=\u0022img\u0022 focusable=\u0022false\u0022 aria-hidden=\u0022true\u0022\u003E\u003Cuse xlink:href=\u0022\/themes\/custom\/hrw_design\/dist\/app-drupal\/assets\/spritemap.svg?cacheBuster=#sprite-expand\u0022\u003E\u003C\/use\u003E\u003C\/svg\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003C\/a\u003E\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n \u003Cfigcaption class=\u0022figure__info text-left font-serif text-xs md:text-sm lg:text-base mx-auto text-gray-700 mt-1\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__caption\u0022\u003EZiad Itani\n\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003Cspan class=\u0022figure__credit\u0022\u003E\u00a9 Private\u003C\/span\u003E\n \u003C\/figcaption\u003E\u003C\/figure\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EItani was falsely accused of spying for Israel. He said that he was held for six days in what appeared to be an unofficial detention site where men in civilian clothing, who he believes were State Security officers, tortured him and subjected him to other forms of ill-treatment until he signed a confession. He was held in pretrial detention for more than three months, until the military investigative judge closed the case against him on May 29, 2018and charged two people with falsely accusing him.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EDetails of Itani\u2019s interrogation and the accusations against him leaked to the media within a day of his arrest, and Itani \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2018\/07\/16\/lebanon-exonerated-actor-details-torture\u0022\u003Edescribed the leak\u003C\/a\u003E as \u201cthe biggest form of torture I\u2019ve seen in my life. They took my phone as I sat in my cell and read the news and my friends\u2019 Facebook posts about me. I lost hope.\u2026 The psychological torture and words they used were more horrible than the physical torture.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EOn November 20, 2018, Itani \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2019\/04\/12\/lebanon-refer-torture-case-civilian-court\u0022\u003Efiled a civil lawsuit\u003C\/a\u003E with the State Prosecutor\u2019s Office against the people accused of framing him and the State Security officials who conducted the preliminary investigation, who he claims tortured him. On November 28, 2018, State Prosecutor Samir Hammoud referred his complaint to the military prosecutor on the grounds that the complaint is directed against security officers. After his first hearing on April 12, 2019, the military prosecution decided to return the case to the civilian judiciary. Since then, Itani said, there has been no progress on his case.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003ELebanon\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2017\/11\/13\/lebanon-new-torture-law-positive-incomplete\u0022\u003E2017 anti-torture law\u003C\/a\u003E criminalizes torture and includes special procedures for investigating allegations of torture. It also provides for rehabilitation and compensation for victims, though it does not include details or guidance for carrying out those provisions.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EUnder international law, victims of torture have the right to redress, including an enforceable right to fair and adequate compensation and full rehabilitation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u0026#13;\n\u003Cp\u003EHuman Rights Watch has for years documented \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2017\/07\/20\/lebanon-deaths-alleged-torture-syrians-army-custody\u0022\u003Ecredible reports of torture\u003C\/a\u003E in Lebanon. Lebanese authorities have failed to properly investigate allegations of torture and ill-treatment by security services, and accountability for torture in detention remains elusive.\u003C\/p\u003E\u0026#13;\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n \n\n \n \n\n \n \n\u003C\/div\u003E\n","settings":null}]