Cedar Centre for Legal Studies

Spotlight on our partners: Cedar Centre for Legal Studies

Spotlight on our partners: Cedar Centre for Legal Studies February 19, 2026 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 11:03 am 13 Feb 2026 Under the United Against Torture Consortium, Omega was pleased to be able to provide small grants to six civil society organisations to help further their work to address the unlawful use of force by police […]

Reflections on Lebanon’s Fourth UPR Cycle: Civil and Political Rights Between Commitments and Reality

Reflections on Lebanon’s Fourth UPR Cycle: Civil and Political Rights Between Commitments and Reality February 19, 2026 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 10:46 am Saadeddine Shatila Lebanon’s fourth cycle under the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) took place amid a profound political, economic, and institutional crisis that has severely weakened public institutions and deepened patterns of human rights […]

Input for the Project of Joint Statement on Enforced Disappearances in the Context of Transnational Repression

Input for the Project of Joint Statement on Enforced Disappearances in the Context of Transnational Repression February 18, 2026 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 9:51 am Enforced disappearance remains one of the gravest violations of human rights, combining elements of arbitrary detention, torture, and denial of justice. In Lebanon and across the region, this practice […]

From Tripoli, Cedar Centre for Legal Studies Commemorates the Victims of “Death Boats” and Continues Supporting Survivors

From Tripoli, Cedar Centre for Legal Studies Commemorates the Victims of “Death Boats” and Continues Supporting Survivors February 7, 2026 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 12:10 pm On 6 February 2026, Cedar Centre for Legal Studies organized an event to honor the memory of those who lost their lives or went missing at sea and […]

Statement Issued by Cedar Centre for Legal Studies on the Occasion of 6 February 2026: The International Day of Remembrance for the Dead and Missing at Borders and at Sea

Statement Issued by Cedar Centre for Legal Studies on the Occasion of 6 February 2026: The International Day of Remembrance for the Dead and Missing at Borders and at Sea February 6, 2026 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 11:38 am On 6 February of each year, the world dedicates a day to commemorate those who […]

Cedar Center for Legal Studies Joins the Lebanon Humanitarian & Development NGOs Forum (LHDF)

Cedar Center for Legal Studies Joins the Lebanon Humanitarian & Development NGOs Forum (LHDF) February 4, 2026 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 9:49 am Cedar Centre for Legal Studies is pleased to announce its joining of the Lebanon Humanitarian & Development NGOs Forum (LHDF) , which works to enhance and develop the response to humanitarian […]

Report on human rights violations: insights into the Lebanese military court system

Report on human rights violations: insights into the Lebanese military court system January 29, 2026 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 1:19 pm Executive Summary: In the ongoing debate among politicians and human rights activists regarding the reform of the military justice and its jurisdiction, the law continues to allow civilians to be tried before military […]

Human Rights Sit-in by Cedar Centre in Front of the United Nations in Geneva to Demand an End to Torture and Enforced Disappearance

Human Rights Sit-in by Cedar Centre in Front of the United Nations in Geneva to Demand an End to Torture and Enforced Disappearance January 27, 2026 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 11:10 am IntroductionCedar Centre for Legal Studies carried out a symbolic sit-in in front of the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, next to the […]

Lebanon UPR 2026 and Side Events, with CCLS Contributions in Geneva

Lebanon UPR 2026 and Side Events, with CCLS Contributions in Geneva January 23, 2026 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 11:04 am On 19 January 2026, during Lebanon’s Universal Periodic Review, Cedar Centre for Legal Studies (CCLS) contributed in two critical side events held at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, contributing expert insights on Lebanon’s […]