Awareness
Raise awareness about human rights issues worldwide especially Lebanon by providing informative and engaging content.
Legal Assistance
The Center provides legal assistance to victims of torture and enforced disappearance, migrants and refugees.
Rehabilitation Victims of Torture
The center provides medical consultations, psychological and physical treatment to victims of torture in Lebanon.
Protection from Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA)
Humanitarian aid is your right… not in exchange for anything.
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CCLS Programs:
Holistic Rehabilitation & Specialized Services:
- Medical Consultations: Continuous healthcare and treatment of long-term injuries resulting from torture.
- Physical Therapy: Restoration of movement, strength, and physical well-being for survivors.
- Psychosocial Support: Individual sessions to help victims and their families cope with trauma and enhance resilience.
Legal Protection, Documentation & Global Advocacy:
- Legal Assistance & Representation: Pro bono legal guidance for detainees and refugees to prevent arbitrary detention and unlawful deportation.
- Case Documentation: Maintaining rigorous records of torture cases, enforced disappearances, and irregular migration cases.
- UN & International Advocacy: Reporting directly to UN bodies and organizing high-level side events, roundtables, and joint statements to demand accountability.
- Monitoring & Awareness: Active monitoring of prison conditions and leading public awareness campaigns, such as the February 6th International Day for Missing Migrants.
Cedar Centre for Legal Studies - Quarterly Newsletter (January – August 2026)
Between January and August 2026, Cedar Centre for Legal Studies (CCLS) remained steadfast in its mission to defend human rights, promote justice, and support victims of torture and vulnerable groups in Lebanon.
Despite the outbreak of war in March, CCLS launched the Rapid Response Project and “Stronger Together” campaign, delivering humanitarian aid, psychosocial support, and legal consultations to displaced families across Tripoli, Akkar, Batroun, Koura, Zgharta, Dennieh, and Beirut..
Through its Rehabilitation Centre in Tripoli, survivors of torture and vulnerable communities received medical, psychological, and legal support. Case studies and reports highlighted enforced disappearances, torture, deportation, irregular migration, and systemic gaps in Lebanon’s justice system, while advocacy efforts extended to commemorative events, international forums, and submissions to UN bodies.
By combining emergency relief with long-term rehabilitation and global advocacy, CCLS reinforced its role as a defender of dignity, justice, and the rule of law.
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