The authorities continued to repress the protest movement that began in October 2019 through repeated summonses of activists to security and military institutions on charges of criminal defamation, as well as the use of excessive force against largely peaceful protesters, including with live...

Israeli strikes on a group of seven journalists in south Lebanon on 13 October, which killed Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six others, were likely a direct attack on civilians that must be investigated as a war crime, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International verified...

The signatories to this statement condemn the use of drug charges as a tactic to repress freedoms and liberties.

Lebanese authorities are systematically attacking the fundamental human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) people. As Lebanon sinks deeper into crisis, the authorities are cracking down on the rights of LGBTI people and allowing unchecked violence against them. The...

Lebanese authorities and powerful individuals, including political, judicial, religious and security figures, are weaponizing the criminal insult, slander and libel laws to harass, intimidate and silence people who criticize them or try to expose their misconduct or alleged corruption. These...

An open letter from Lebanese and international organizations, survivors and families of victims urging the Permanent Representative of Member and Observer States of the United Nations Human Rights Council you to support the adoption of a resolution by the United Nations Human Rights Council at its...

A joint statement from the “Freedom of Opinion and Expression Coalition” in Lebanon strongly condemning judicial decisions aimed at suppressing freedom of expression.

This investigation explores the reasons behind the sharp rise in deaths in Lebanon’s prisons.

Bar associations, lawyers, judges, and civil society organizations committed to the rule of law, join from across the globe to denounce the Beirut Bar Association’s recent actions, and to express our solidarity with Lebanese lawyer Nizar Saghieh as he comes under targeting for his exercise of free...

Since 2019, a catastrophic economic crisis has left Lebanon mired in poverty and social unrest. The authorities’ failure to address the crisis has left millions of people unable to access their rights, including food, water, education and health. The impact of the economic crisis on the right to...

Human Rights Watch, Legal Agenda, Amnesty International, and MENA Rights Group call on Lebanese authorities to transfer the prosecution of security force members charged in the torture and murder of a Syrian refugee from inherently unfair military courts to the ordinary criminal courts.

As UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi begins a visit to Syria, prominent local and international rights groups* remind UNHCR that Syria is still not safe for return, and urge UNHCR and other UN agencies to halt programmes that could incentivise premature and unsafe returns.