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Urgent Action Outcome: Refugees At Risk Of Forcible Return Released
Lebanese authorities have released three Syrian refugees, Ahmad Al Waked, Tarek Al A’lo and Fares Al Zo’bi.
Urgent action outcomes 01 Nov 2021 -
Syria: refugees face detention, torture and death on return – new reportAmnesty International documents appalling human rights violations committed by Syrian intelligence officers
Press release 06 Sep 2021 -
Lebanon: authorities must not send six recently-arrested Syrians back to SyriaPress release 02 Sep 2021 -
Lebanon: authorities 'brazenly' obstructing investigation into Beirut explosionPress release 02 Aug 2021 -
Lebanon: Syrian refugees subjected to same shocking torture techniques used in Assad's jails - new reportThe Lebanese security forces have committed shocking human rights violations against Syrian refugees arrested - often arbitrarily - on terrorism-related charges.
Press release 23 Mar 2021 -
UK/Lebanon: Fire Brigades Union joins call for investigation into Beirut explosionThe Fire Brigades Union has joined Amnesty International in calling on the UK government to press for a full international investigation into the devastating explosion in Beirut three months ago.
Press release 01 Nov 2020 -
Lebanon: international investigation needed into Beirut explosion - fresh callOne month on since the deadly blast in Beirut’s port, it is increasingly clear that the processes the Lebanese authorities have established to investigate the tragic events of 4 August are neither independent nor impartial.
Press release 07 Sep 2020 -
Lebanon: Don't let the criminals be the judgesThe August 4 explosion exposed the lethal recklessness that has come to define the ruling establishment in Lebanon. It's time for their day of reckoning.
Blog post 27 Aug 2020 -
20 minutes of life and death in Beirut'“That was close”. This is the first sentence my 3-year old son Kian told me as he got out of the car after finally reaching home.' A personal account by Beirut resident, Rana Khoury
Blog post 27 Aug 2020 -
Outside Lebanon - inside the blast'August 4 seemed to be another regular weekday in my living room in Turkey; little did I know that 10 minutes later my whole life would change.' Farah Abou El Sel - Lebanese human rights activist
Blog post 27 Aug 2020 -
Lebanon: Drastic problems require radical solutions"Today, our public institutions are hijacked by an occupying force that places no value on life and therefore, we need to dismantle it." Lebanese journalist, Jon Dagher on challenging corruption & impunity in Lebanon.
Blog post 27 Aug 2020 -
Lebanon: security forces sprayed protesters with rubber bullets and tear gas canistersThe Lebanese army and security forces - as well as unidentified men in civilian clothes - shot at unarmed crowds during protests in Beirut following last week’s devastating explosion in the port district of the city.
Press release 11 Aug 2020 -
Lebanon: Beirut explosion must be independently investigatedAt least 100 killed and 4,000 injured
Press release 05 Aug 2020 -
Lebanon: Thousands of prisoners held in 'revolting' conditions at risk of COVID-19Some detainees reportedly held in overcrowded jails without trial for at least 13 years
Press release 21 Apr 2020 -
Lebanon: new consultation on migrant workers' rights should herald major reformAbuses include being permanently locked indoors
Press release 11 Mar 2020 -
Middle East in 2019: 'year of defiance' met by shocking state violence - new reportMore than 500 protesters killed in Iraq, and 300-plus in Iran
Press release 18 Feb 2020 -
Lebanon: hundreds injured by rubber bullets in 'unprecedented' violence - new evidence‘I could not see the other detainees, but I could hear them screaming’
Press release 23 Jan 2020 -
Lebanon: 'alarming' new attacks on protestersSecurity forces brutally beat and drag protesters through the streets
Press release 16 Jan 2020 -
UAE: Verdict date set for two Lebanese menA UAE court is set to issue a verdict on the cases of two Lebanese men, who were convicted based on forced confessions.
Urgent action outcomes 07 Jan 2020 -
Lebanon: recent violent crackdown on protesters must be investigatedPeaceful protesters baton-charged, bombarded with tear gas and chased down streets and severely beaten
Press release 19 Dec 2019
