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ككل عام تطلق المؤسسة الفلسطينية لحقوق الانسان (شاهد) تقريرها السنوي للعام 2023 حول واقع اللاجئين الفلسطينيين في لبنان، تطرح فيه الأرقام والوقائع الموثقة وتضعها بين يدي صانع القرار المحلي والدولي. هذا التقرير هو خلاصة للجهود البحثية والمتابعات الميدانية لفريق عمل مؤسسة (شاهد) خلال عام كامل.

This project aims to (1) bring statistical transparency to youth’s opinions, attitudes, feelings, and perceptions about social, cultural, political, and familial freedom of speech barriers within our society, and find what activities facilitate youth’s freedom of speech; (2) create discussion and widespread accountability by engaging the online and offline community, institutional stakeholders, and youth though an advocacy Call to Action based on our research findings, and (3) provide evidence that creative civic spaces are an integral part of our community and change negative attitudes...

Masar Association's  Annual Report for 2020 presents a summary of Masar’s activities over the past year, including profile, programmes, projects implemented, success stories, as well as partners and donors.

COVID19 response in refugee communities

A 2-pages summary of OSAS organization profile.

This document describes the structure of our NGO along with our objectives, our ongoing projects and project's milestones.

This policy brief was developed based on an in-depth report titled “Women’s Political Participation: Exclusion and Reproduction of Social Roles. Case Studies from Lebanon;” in addition to discussions and insights gathered during a consultation workshop held on 8 November 2018, and which marked the participation of women who had taken part of the research, as well as activists, representatives of civil society organisations, and academics.

في إطار النظام السياسي اللبناني الذي يقوم على المحاصصة الطائفية والعائلية السياسية والزبائنية المتمثلة في نظام الزعامة، والذي يعزز من الأبوية القائمة على القرابية، تسعى هذه الدراسة إلى فهم وتحليل مشاركة النساء في مواقع قيادية وقاعدية في أربعة كيانات في لبنان تتضمن حزب سياسي، نقابة، منظمة مجتمع مدني وحركة اجتماعية. تفحص الدراسة الهياكل والبنى المؤسسية لتلك الكيانات ومواقفها من قضايا النساء، والديناميات التي تعتمدها للتفاعل مع محيطها، وذلك من خلال تحليل وثائقها الرسمية، خطابها العام، ممارساتها، وأخيراً تجارب النساء المنتميات لها وما عايشنه من تحديات ضمن هذا الإطار. بالإضافة إلى هذه التقرير،...

“More than 60% of Syrian refugees households comprise a person with disabilities and 1/5 Syrian refugees has a disability in Lebanon and Jordan”, shows a large study conducted by Humanity & Inclusion (HI) and iMMAP.

Fact-sheet 1 of 4 Demographics and Disability

Fact-sheet 2 of 4 Access to Services

Fact-sheet 3 of 4 Livelihoods

Fact-sheet 4 of 4 Education

This package includes 3 maps pertaining to Lebanon's 2009 elections: - "confessional-distrib": showing the confessional geographic distribution of Lebanon's population - "election-results": showing the election results in West Bekaa/Rashaya and Metn areas. - "results&voters": showing the sectarian representation of parliamentary seats across Lebanon, the percentage of voters per electoral district, election results, and deputy representation per number of voters

This report aims to provide statistical and analytical tools for the recovery community working in North Lebanon, specifically those working with the Nahr el-Bared displaced and returnee population. The information will allow for better assessment of current needs and gaps, which will eventually support the development of appropriate strategies of intervention on both the short and long term.

MOSAIC had the pleasure and privilege to speak with activist Gopi Shankar Madurai moments after the Supreme Court in India decriminalized Section 377 of the Penal Code.

Lebanon may witness a remarkable rise in the number of women serving in Parliament come May 2018 due to initiatives from women’s groups, “civil society” activists, and the substantial number of female candidates – 113 at the start of the election period. However, as this briefing paper shows, Lebanese women continue to face numerous challenges in entering government. The new electoral law passed in June 2017 does not provide women with equal opportunity to be elected, and it is yet to be seen whether it will increase female representation in Parliament. Nevertheless, the historic number of...

يقدّم هذا البحث حول الأحزاب السياسي؛، بدايةً لدراسة الأحزاب وفهم طبيعتها وبنيتها، لمن يرغب في الدراسة فقط؛ ولكن الهدف الأساسي هو شرح كيفية المباشرة بالعمل التنظيمي والقانوني الحزبي؛ وكيفية الانخراط في الأحزاب السياسية وتشكيلها. من المهم العمل على تغيير الموروث العربي السلبي بخصوص السياسة والأحزاب والعمل الجماعي والاجتماعي؛ فالسياسة ليست هي فن الكذب، كما هو شائع؛ بل هي علم تحقيق المصالح العامة؛ والوصول إلى مجتمعات ديمقراطية تعددية؛ تُحقّق التنمية الشاملة للمجتمع؛ وتسود فيها قيم الحرية والعدالة للجميع.

This research study presents the main finding of marginalization and exploitation processes related to Palestinian youth in Lebanon. The study was conducted between 2016-2017 in all over Lebanon including Palestinian camps and gatherings. Quantitative facts about the topic are well documented in the study. The methodology was based on three forms of data collection: desktop review, focus groups and in depth interviews with Palestinian youth and stakeholders.

The research is divided into three main chapters:

‘“No future” for Palestinian youth in Lebanon?’ is the first chapter of the report...