As part of the MENA Child Rights Initiative, led by the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT), ALEF has been monitoring and documenting instances of institutional violence against children. The findings of ALEF’s monitoring efforts are consolidated into monitoring reports. This report is the first of the series and covers the year between January 1 to [...]
This submission is presented for consideration as part of the Universal Periodic Review Stakeholder Report. It includes a summary of the human rights conditions in Lebanon along with recommendations on how the Lebanese government can improve these conditions and put an end to violations.Joint Submission by:ALEF - Act for Human RightsAnti-Racism Movement – ARMCedar Centre [...]
After a challenging hiatus, ALEF is proud to release our long-awaited situation report on the state of human rights in Lebanon, covering the period from 2019 to 2023. Since 1999, our annual reports have been central to our mission, shedding light on Lebanon's human rights challenges. The crises of recent years—including political deadlock, financial collapse, [...]
In the aftermath of a protest on January 10, 2023 by the families of the victims of the Port Explosion against the illegal appointment of an alternative judge in the investigation of the explosion, 12 family members of the victims were summoned by the Judicial Police on request of the Public Prosecution Office for questioning [...]
في أعقاب احتجاج 10 كانون الثاني 2023 من قبل عائلات ضحايا انفجار المرفأ على التعيين غير القانوني لقاضٍ بديل للتحقيق في الانفجار، استدعت الشرطة القضائية 12 فردًا من أفراد عائلات الضحايا بناءً على طلب النيابة العامة للتحقيق في 16 كانون الثاني بتهمة إثارة الشغب وتخريب قصر العدل في العدلية. يوم 13 كانون الثاني، استدعى أمن الدولة [...]
أوقفت المديريّة العامّة لأمن الدولة في لبنان، مساء الثلاثاء الأول من شباط 2022، المواطن نشأت منذر، الذي كانت قد انتشرت فيديوهاته المثيرة للجدل في الفترة الأخيرة على مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي، وجرى نقاش العديد من الموضوعات التي طرحها في الإعلام. أتى التوقيف بناءً على إشارة النيابة العامة التمييزية، تجاوبًا مع إخبار تقدم به محامون وتأيد لاحقًا [...]
In the aftermath of the violent Tayouneh clashes in the Chiyah area of the southern suburb of Beirut on the 14th of October 2021, more than 20 civilians were arrested upon the request of the military prosecutor for their alleged involvement in the clashes. Ten days later, more than 60 individuals were charged with murder, [...]
في أعقاب اشتباكات الطيونة العنيفة التي وقعت في منطقة الشياح في ضاحية بيروت الجنوبية يوم 14 تشرين الأول/أكتوبر 2021، تم اعتقال أكثر من 20 مدنياً بشكل تعسفي بناءً على طلب المدعي العسكري لتورطهم المزعوم في الاشتباكات. وبعد عشرة أيام على الحادثة، وجهت تهم القتل والتحريض وحيازة أسلحة نارية غير مرخصة وتخريب الممتلكات العامة والخاصة إلى [...]
We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations, are deeply concerned to learn of the deportation orders against six Syrian refugees who were arrested outside the Syrian embassy and taken to General Security detention center. We call on the Lebanese Authorities to respect the principle of non-refoulement, ensure proper judicial due process, access to legal counsel, and put [...]
In Lebanon, prisons and detention centers are chronically overcrowded. The World Prison Brief ranks the Lebanese prison and detention system as the 34 most overcrowded in the world. Severe overcrowding in prisons and detention centers has resulted in conditions that pose a significant threat to the health, safety, and dignity of detainees. Only Roumieh prison [...]
