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April 12, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Refer Torture Case to Civilian Court

Itani Case Shouldn’t Be Heard by Military Courts

March 25, 2019 News Release

UAE: Eight Lebanese Face Unfair Trial

Prolonged Solitary Confinement, Denied Access to Lawyers, Families Say

March 22, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Anti-Torture Body Named

Allocate Sufficient Budget; Investigate Allegations

Ziad Itani, a Lebanese actor, who was exonerated of spying for Israel, is carried after he was released by Lebanese authorities. Itani has accused security officials of torturing him and has called on authorities to investigate.

March 11, 2019 Dispatches

Military Tribunal Sentences Journalist for Criticizing Lebanese Security Agency

Sentence Latest in Crackdown on Free Speech in Lebanon

Al-Jadeed TV correspondent Adam Chamseddine, Sept. 26, 2018. (The Daily Star/Hasan Shaaban)

February 20, 2019 Commentary

Misplaced Trust

Freedom of Speech Under Threat in Lebanon

An activist holds a computer keyboard and makeshift handcuffs in downtown Beirut on July 24, 2018, during a protest against the recent wave of interrogations by Lebanese security forces of people making political comments online.

February 11, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: No Justification for LGBT Crackdown

UN Experts Should Investigate

Activists take part in a protest outside the Hbeish police station in Beirut on May 15, 2016.

January 25, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Environmental Prosecutors Named

Supports Enforcement of New Waste Law

Open burning of waste in Majadel, south Lebanon.

January 17, 2019 News Release

Lebanon: Rights Bills Stalled in Parliament

Commitment Needed to Move Ahead on Reform

An election official shows a ballot with colors of political parties participating in the parliamentary election shortly after the polling stations closed in Beirut, Lebanon on May 6, 2018. © 2018 Bilal Hussein/AP Photo

December 19, 2018 Dispatches

A Child Bride’s Attempted Suicide in Lebanon

Parliament Should Pass Law Ending Child Marriage

The parliament building in downtown Beirut, Lebanon October 27, 2016.

December 13, 2018 Report

Lebanon: Stalled Effort to Get Syrian Children in School

Donors, Education Ministry Should Fulfill Promises

November 21, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: Deportation Threat for Sudan Refugees

Held in Prolonged Arbitrary Detention

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

November 2, 2018 Dispatches

It’s Time For Lebanon to Reform its Abusive Libel Laws

Laws that Criminalize Legitimate Criticism of the Government Undermine Freedom of Expression

October 30, 2018 Dispatches

Lebanon Data Contradicts Political Fearmongering

Supports Move for Equal Nationality Laws

Joelle Bassoul, a Lebanese national, doesn’t know how she will ever tell her children they are not Lebanese like her family and their friends, just because their father is not Lebanese.

October 19, 2018 Dispatches

Lebanon’s Waste Crisis Hits Home

Open Waste Burning Continues to Pose Health Risks Across Country

Smoke rising from the smoldering dump at Qabrikha, October 11, 2018, Qabrikha, Lebanon.

October 18, 2018 News Release

Lebanon: No Action to Enforce New Waste Law

Open Burning by Municipalities Endangering Health

Signs of burning at the al-Qantara dump, including soot from recent burns and ash deposits.

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