In light of the coordinated campaign targeting Lebanese independent media outlets Daraj and Megaphone, we, the undersigned group of civil society and media organizations from Lebanon and around the world, …
Lebanon: The Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice must take all necessary measures to pursue investigations and ensure justice for the victims of the Beirut port explosion
Dear Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, Dear Justice Minister Adel Nassar, We, the undersigned international and national human rights organizations, and families of the victims of the August 2020 Beirut port …
Call for Urgent Action: Over 500 Signatures from Public Figures, Human Rights Organizations, Political Groups, and Individuals Demanding Immediate Release of Poet Abdel Rahman Youssef
We, the undersigned individuals and organizations, express our condemnation of the detention of poet Abdel Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi by Lebanese authorities on 28 December 2024, based on a security cooperation …
TAE’THIR CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
T H E M E “Resisting Defeatism” Humanity has endured endless tests throughout the recent decades, with the past year proving particularly devastating. The ongoing genocidal wars in Gaza and …
Global Coalition of NGOs Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon
In light of the recent and alarming escalation of indiscriminate and widespread Israeli attacks across Lebanon, we, the undersigned organizations, call on the international community to unequivocally press for an …
Lebanon: NGOs call for emergency session at UN rights body to investigate “catastrophic” destruction and targeting of civilians
Lebanese and international civil society organizations have called on the United Nations Human Rights Council (the Council) to hold an emergency session on Lebanon to investigate and pursue accountability for …
Briefing: Israel’s war crimes rampage defies foundational principle of distinction in Gaza and now in Lebanon
View PostOpen Call for a Ceasefire in Gaza, Lebanon and Israel and End to Impunity amid a Spiralling Humanitarian Catastrophe and Escalating Regional Conflict
We, the undersigned organisations, appeal to all UN member states to secure an immediate ceasefire across Gaza, Lebanon, Israel and the region, and to end the impunity that has allowed …
57th Session of the UN Human Rights Council:
‘Leadership still matters’: Resolutions on Yemen and Sudan adopted; Saudi Arabia loses bid for membership to the Human Rights Council
Saudi Arabia, the government of Yemen and other governments from the Arab region, including Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), succeeded in censoring any and all discussion on atrocities …
Salon Ibn Rushd: The future of Lebanon and Palestine, one year after October 7
On Tuesday, 8 October 2024, the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) held a seminar as part of the monthly activities of Salon Ibn Rushd, titled ‘The future of Lebanon …