Articles for Lebanon

Lebanon: Torture, ill-treatment and prosecution of civilians before military courts

Alkarama submitted 13 cases of people being tortured in Lebanon to the Special Rapporteur on Torture, on 15 October 2008.

17 Oct 2008

Lebanon: Letter of Alkarama and other NGOs to the Minister of the Interior about the situation in prisons.

A month after the decision to open an investigation into allegations of corruption and mistreatment of prisoners, revealed by the television channel "NewTV, seven Lebanese and international human rights NGOs have sent today a letter to the Minister of Interior of Lebanon, Mr.

08 Oct 2008

Lebanon: Further torture and trial of civilians by military courts

Alkarama for Human Rights submitted the cases of 9 people arrested, tortured and held incommunicado by the intelligence services at the Ministry of Defense in Beirut
to the Special Rapporteur on torture.

They are:

1 - Ghassan Sulayman Al Sulaiby, born 29 March 1961 in Baabda (La Montagne), accountant, residing in Baabda, Sibani Al Ouarouar. He was arrested at his home by military intelligence on the 31 March 2006 at 9 pm.

13 Sep 2007

Lebanon: Torture and trial of civilians by military courts

04 Sep 2007