CFJ joins rights groups calling on UN mechanisms to intervene to stop violations of freedom of assembly in Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia

12/07/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: July 5, 2023   Several human rights organizations, including the Committee for Justice (CFJ), have called on United Nations mechanisms […]

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Global Legal and Rule of Law Community Stands in Solidarity with Lebanese Lawyer Nizar Saghieh

24/04/2023

We, the undersigned bar associations, lawyers, judges, and civil society organizations committed to the rule of law, join from across the globe to denounce the […]

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Global Coalition of Civil Society and Media Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Independent Media Outlets in Lebanon Amid Targeting

06/04/2023

We the undersigned group of civil society and media organizations from around the world come together to stand in solidarity with two independent Lebanese media […]

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UN experts call for international investigation into the 2020 Beirut explosion

03/08/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: August 3, 2022 UN experts affiliated with the Human Rights Council in Geneva called for […]

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Lebanon: UN concern about prolonged pretrial detention and overcrowding in detention centers

15/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: May 15, 2022 The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has expressed concern […]

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UN expert warns of ‘failing State’ amid widespread poverty in Lebanon

12/05/2022

News briefing Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 12 May 2022 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier […]

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CEDAW experts review Lebanon’s file amid calls for a law that addresses all forms of discrimination against women

20/02/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva: February 20 2022  The Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women […]

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Lebanon: UN requests investigation into threats against lawyer and human rights defender for his support for Syrian refugees 

19/01/2022

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: January 19, 2022 United Nations human rights experts have called on the Lebanese authorities to explain the measures […]

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UN rapporteur calls for an end to intimidation and threats against a lawyer and human rights defender in Lebanon

02/12/2021

News briefing:  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: December 2, 2021 The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, Mary Lawlor, […]

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UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture to visit Tunisia and Lebanon in 2022  

30/11/2021

News briefing   Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva: 30 November 2021   The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) announced that it […]

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UN expert: Lebanese government has failed its people and plunged country into extreme poverty 

14/11/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice Geneva: 14 November 2021 The UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De […]

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UN envoy visits Lebanon to examine government’s efforts to alleviate poverty

27/10/2021

News briefing Editing: Committee for Justice Geneva: October 27, 2021 The Media Center of the Human Rights Council in Geneva announced that the United Nations […]

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UN concerned about political pressure on the judiciary in Lebanon    

17/10/2021

News briefing    Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice     Geneva: October 17, 2021    UN experts revealed that they had received information indicating an alleged political […]

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United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination issues its findings on Lebanon 

02/09/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice  Geneva, September 2, 2021  The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) released […]

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UN criticizes lack of a law in Lebanon criminalizing racial discrimination  

12/08/2021

News briefing  Translated and edited by: Committee for Justice   Geneva, August 12 2021  The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination at the Human Rights Council […]

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