The Military Tribunal raises several concerns in regards to human rights and the rule of law in Lebanon. Its current jurisdiction allows for the tribunal to transgress the right to be tried before a competent, independent and impartial court established by law. This allows for military investigators to torture suspects, force suspects into arbitrary detention, [...]
Lebanon is party to six core international human rights treaties, and is therefore obligated to submit periodic reports to the treaty body tasked with monitoring the implementation of each international convention. The Lebanese government has worked to apply international and national regulations within the framework of the Lebanese constitution, requiring them to undertake a series [...]
The Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) was established by an agreement between the United Nations and the Lebanese Republic pursuant to the Security Council resolution 1664 of March 29th, 2006. According to its statute, the STL has jurisdiction over persons responsible and in connection to the attack that caused the death of former Lebanese Prime [...]
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Lebanon Strengthen efforts towards prevention of torture and ill treatment in Lebanon as well as the effective monitoring and reporting of torture allegations. 2009 - 2011 During the implementation of the “Torture Prevention and Monitoring in Lebanon” (TPML) project in 2008, ALEF noticed that [...]
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung Enhance dialogue between youth from different communities Introducing concepts of conflict resolution and peace building Endorse the ‘ national peace center ‘ to become permanent structure for intercommunal dialogue 2008 Arc en Ciel […]
Ford Foundation To strengthen the conceptual knowledge of youth To promote youth led efforts and community engagement To create dialogue among various Lebanese Youth To help in preventing communal conflicts 2007 – 2009 Lebanese Association for Active Learning […]
Friedrich Ebert Stiftung To create a sustainable infrastructure in lebanese schools in order to promote human rights To develop the skills of young people and encourage them to raise awareness on HR 2007 – 2009 […]
The European Union Mobilize local communities towards detecting, addressing, and reporting torture cases, as well as promoting torture prevention among the general population. 2007 – 2008 IKV Pax Christi and PAX Christi International […]
IKV Pax Christi Monitor the respect of human rights, especially those of vulnerable groups, inside new displacement camps. Monitor the return conditions of the displaced population after the cessation of hostilities in Ma7 2007. 2007 […]
In August of 2006, a violent armed clash erupted between Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim armed group based in the south of Lebanon, and the State of Israel. Initially the conflict started in early July when Hezbollah launched an attack on Israeli positions on the Blue Line, a UN made line after Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon [...]
