Executive Summary

This joint report, submitted to the UN Human Rights Council as part of Lebanon’s fourth Universal Periodic Review, examines Lebanon’s role in enabling transnational repression through its extradition practices, using the case of Abdelrahman Al-Qaradawi as a primary example of systemic legal and procedural shortcomings. The report analyses the international, regional, and domestic legal frameworks governing extradition and highlights deficiencies in safeguards against refoulement, the lack of independent assessment of extradition requests, and the limited judicial oversight available. It further demonstrates how these gaps allowed for the exceptionally swift extradition of Al-Qaradawi to the United Arab Emirates despite substantial risks of torture, ill-treatment, and violations of international human rights standards. The report concludes with recommendations urging Lebanon to cease participation in transnational repression, strengthen the rule of law, codify the principle of non-refoulement, ensure independent decision-making on extradition requests, and align national practices with international obligations.

To read the full report in English, click here.