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September 27, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Access to Information Law Stalled

Many Authorities Don’t Comply; No Enforcement

Lebanese members of parliament attend a general parliament discussion in downtown Beirut, Lebanon October 17, 2017

September 19, 2019 Report

Lebanon: Judiciary Ignoring 2017 Anti-Torture Law

Al-Dika Case Illustrates Failure to Follow Procedures

September 3, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: End Systemic Violence Against Transgender Women

Protect Against Discrimination, Simplify Legal Gender Recognition

Lebanese Trans woman putting make up on.

September 2, 2019 News Release

Syrians Deported by Lebanon Arrested at Home

New Policy Forcibly Returns Thousands, No Due Process

Members of the Lebanese General Security Directorate oversee Syrian refugees boarding a bus to take them home to Syria, in the northern Beirut suburb of Burj Hammoud, Lebanon, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Bilal Hussein

August 29, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Migrant Family Detained

Longtime Residents Facing Deportation, Separation

People wave a Lebanese national flag during a protest in Central Beirut December 11, 2006.

August 27, 2019 Report

Lebanon: Entry Ban Follows Gender, Sexuality Conference

Collective Sanctions on 2018 Participants

August 10, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: No Quick Fixes to Trash Crisis

Open Burning Endangers Health; Urgently Find Rights-Respecting Solution

Open burning of waste in Majadel, south Lebanon.

July 31, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Festival Cancels Mashrou’ Leila Concert

Government Censors Indie Band Instead of Protecting Free Speech

A group of Lebanese activists chant slogans as they hold Arabic placards that read: "Freedom of expression," right, and "With Mashrou' Leila against the suppression of freedoms.

July 26, 2019 Dispatches

Mashrou’ Leila is Lebanon’s Latest Free Speech Victim

Artistic Freedoms under Threat from Outdated Laws

July 17, 2019 Commentary

Lebanon Steering Further Away from Inclusion

Austerity Budget Could Further Marginalize Children with Disabilities

July 5, 2019 Report

Lebanon: Syrian Refugee Shelters Demolished

Coercive Measures Intensify Pressures to Return to Syria

Men work to dismantle the walls of a shelter in a Syrian refugee camp in Arsal, Lebanon.

June 25, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Beirut Landfill Near Capacity

Urgently Find Rights-Respecting Solution, Consult with Public

A beach where a heavy winds and strong waves washed ashore piles of garbage in Keserwan, north of Beirut, Lebanon, on 23 January 2018.

May 24, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Syrians Summarily Deported from Airport

Forced to Sign “Voluntary” Return Forms; Risk of Serious Harm

May 13, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: School Staff Beating Children

Enforcement, Transparency, Training Needed to End Corporal Punishment

May 13, 2019 Witness

Witness: Abused in Class for Being Sick

Corporal Punishment is a Widespread Issue in Lebanon’s Schools

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