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This report analyses the human rights and human security situation of refugees from Syria and their impact on the Lebanese society. Since the beginning of the conflict

The right to freedom of movement forms one of the cornerstones of the international human rights regime and the Lebanese legal system. It is a right that everyone ought to enjoy regardless of race, national origin, residence status, religion or any other criteria.

Syrian refugee women and Palestinian refugee women from Syria face risks of serious human rights violations and abuses in Lebanon, including gender-based violence and exploitation. Those who are heads of their households are at particular risk.

This is a survey with Lebanese women 75% and Syrian refugees women 25% aiming at detecting the status of human rights in general and women rights in particular in the local southern community as well as refugees' community. The study also aims at detecting the economical status related to these women and the possibility or the access to jobs or small businesses financing and the level of economical dependency on males which relates positively or negatively on their knowledge of rights and consequently access to it.

Digital Citizen is a biweekly review of news, policy, and research on human rights and technology in the Arab World.  It is a collaborative reporting effort by Global Voices Advocacy, Access, EFF, and Social Media Exchange. Get the latest edition of Digital Citizen on the web.

This study aims to shed light on the industry that profits from the recruitment of women from South Asian countries into domestic work employment in the Middle East, with a particular focus on Bangladesh, Jordan and Lebanon.

In May 2015, the Lebanese authorities instructed UNHCR to temporarily suspend registration of Syrian refugees, including individuals already in the country and new arrivals.

This report is submitted by: the A project (1), the Center for Reproductive Rights (2), and the Sexual Rights Initiative (3).

Lebanon does not have a civil code regulating personal status matters.

This document provides elements of discussion and pragmatic solutions to challenges in addressing GBV in the context of resistance. It does not provide clear cut answers to all questions, but intends to bring together evidence from UNRWA and results from other agencies.

2014 ورقة عمل | تشرين الأول
العلاجات القانونية لعملية الجرف الصامد من إعداد نورا عريقات, بيانكا إزاياس, و سلمى رزفي

Working Paper | October 2014
Operation Protective Edge & Legal Remedies by Noura Erakat, Bianca Isaias, and Salmah Rizvi
This briefing paper provides a non-exhaustive survey of the legal fora in which Palestinians have sought, or can seek, legal redress. These include international courts, in particular the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the International Criminal Court (ICC), and special tribunals; national courts under universal jurisdiction as well as the Alien Tort Statute (ATS) in US federal courts; and human rights bodies and mechanisms like the Human Rights Council, and human...

In May 2014 the Lebanese authorities put in place new requirements for Palestinian refugees from Syria trying to enter Lebanon. Many of the conditions are very difficult to meet and have the effect of denying people fleeing conflict the possibility of seeking safety in Lebanon. This briefing details the restrictions facing Palestinian refugees from Syria who try to enter or stay in Lebanon, as far as these are known. It describes some of the implications for refugees and includes the accounts of several Palestinian refugees from Syria who have been directly affected.

أصدرت مؤسسة أبعاد الكتيّب المصوّر "قصة مهى" وذلك بالشراكة مع الهيئة الطبية الدولية. يُشكل هذا الكتيّب المصور مورداً يوفّر للأسر السوريّة المقيمة على الأراضي اللبنانية بعض المعلومات القانونيّة حول المواضيع الأساسيّة المتعلقة بقضايا الحماية من العنف الموجّه ضد النساء والفتيات سيما العنف الجنسي بصورة مبسطة. للحصول على نسخة من الكتيّب الرجاء الإتصال بأبعاد (01/283820) أو الضغط على الرابط التالي http://abaadmena.org/userfiles/file/Resources/Story_of_Maha_Legal_Photo_...

This report is this first of a three-part series focusing on the current status and lessons learned relating to transitional justice and policing initiatives in opposition-controlled Syria. • Part I focuses on the effects of the departure of judicial and security elements of the Syrian state has had on conditions on the ground currently and on the nascent justice institutions that have emerged in this void (including levels of institutionalisation, Islamic law, and the legal systems currently being debated and trialed in some areas). • Part II examines the variety of institutions and...

هذا هو العدد 21 من "موارد"، المجلة المتخصصة بالتربية على حقوق الانسان، التي يصدرها المكتب الإقليمي للشرق الأوسط و شمال أفريقيا بمنظمة العفو الدولية في بيروت. نخصص هذا العدد لموضوع اللاجئين والأشخاص النازحين داخليا، ويوفر العدد في هذا السياق مجموعة واسعة من الموارد.

This paper examines the situation of impunity in Lebanon that has persisted since the 1975–1990 war. It highlights the price of the Lebanese authorities’ failure to address the legacy of past conflict. This study recommends a holistic approach to crafting a comprehensive and victim-centered transitional justice process in Lebanon. An incremental approach to reform would be of value, given the likely challenges to pursuing accountability in the country. Programming must involve state and nonstate actors—political and community leaders, civil society, and the broader public. In addition, human...

Global civil society alliance, CIVICUS, has released a revised version of what is probably the world’s most comprehensive compilation of commitments made by governments on civil society rights. Originally released in 2008, and now fully updated, the compendium consolidates various international standards and commitments made by governments at the regional and global levels to protect civil society and ensure participation in public processes. In addition to collating relevant portions of major UN documents, the compendium also includes commitments made by regional bodies such as the Arab...

This briefing note presents facts about violence against women (VAW) and discusses the repercussions that it has on development.

In December 2013, NRC launched a report entitled ‘The Consequences of Limited Legal Status for Syrian Refugees in Lebanon: NRC Field Assessment in Aarsal and Wadi Khaled’ (Part One) based on the findings of an assessment that NRC conducted between