Lebanon: Addressing Structural Failures in Human Rights Protection

Universal Periodic Review Report on the Human Rights Situation of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon – 2025 September 13, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 10:49 pm Executive summary This joint report, submitted by a number of Lebanese, Palestinian, and international human rights organizations, examines the state of human rights for Palestinian refugees in Lebanon within […]
Urgent Appeal for the Immediate Release of Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi

Urgent Appeal for the Immediate Release of Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi September 13, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 10:27 pm To: Right Honourable David Lammy, UK Foreign Secretary Her Excellency Kaja Kallas, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy for the European Union Dear Esteemed Officials, We, the undersigned organizations, write […]
Joint StatementLebanon: Seven Years of Enacting a Torture Law without Effective Implementation

Joint Statement Lebanon: Seven Years of Enacting a Torture Law without Effective Implementation September 13, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 10:20 pm 26 June 2025 On the occasion of 26 June, the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture- which symbolizes the global commitment to ending the practice of torture and other ill-treatment- […]
200 Days of Abdulrahman Yusuf’s Enforced Disappearance: Reveal His Whereabouts. Ensure His Safety. Release Him Now.

200 Days of Abdulrahman Yusuf’s Enforced Disappearance: Reveal His Whereabouts. Ensure His Safety. Release Him Now. September 13, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 12:17 pm The undersigned organizations are extremely concerned over the continued enforced disappearance of Turkish-Egyptian poet and political dissident Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi for more than 200 days. Abdulrahman Yusuf was arrested […]
The April Boat Tragedy

The April Boat Tragedy: Between Proving the Disappearance and Seeking Justice September 10, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 8:53 pm Introduction: Amid the unprecedented economic and social collapse Lebanon has been experiencing since 2019, the repercussions of the Syrian crisis, the collapse of the local currency, and rising unemployment and inflation rates, irregular migration […]
Torture of Two Minors by Security Forces in Chekka

Torture of Two Minors by Security Forces in Chekka! September 10, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 8:51 pm Background This case involves two minor siblings, aged 15 and 16, who were employed alongside their father and older brother on a livestock farm in Chekka, North Lebanon, owned by a member of the Lebanese security […]
Harassment against Attorney Mohammad Sablouh

Harassment against Attorney Mohammad Sablouh August 21, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 9:50 am BackgroundMohammad Sablouh is a Lebanese attorney and human rights defender. He currently heads the Legal Support Program at Cedar Centre for Legal Studies (CCLS), consisting of six attorneys. Mr. Sablouh has been actively involved in documenting cases and legally assisting […]
Justice, Healing, and Hope: The Case Number VTC39 Experience with Cedar rehabilitation centre!

Justice, Healing, and Hope: The Case Number VTC39 Experience with Cedar rehabilitation centre! August 18, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 2:21 pm Background: The case code number VTC39, a 24-year-old Lebanese man, was arrested in March 2025 and spent several months in detention, where he was subjected to torture. The experience left lasting physical […]
Civil Rights and Liberties – Lebanon’s 4th Cycle UPR Review (July 2025)

Civil Rights and Liberties – Lebanon’s 4th Cycle UPR Review (July 2025) August 7, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 9:33 am Executive summary: Civil Rights and Liberties – Lebanon’s 4th Cycle UPR Review (July 2025), a report prepared by eight human rights organizations: ALEF – Act for Human Rights, Anti-Racism Movement (ARM), Lebanese Center […]
Egypt: Rights Groups Call for End to State Harassment of Human Rights Defender Mohamed Abdel Salam and Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression

Egypt: Rights Groups Call for End to State Harassment of Human Rights Defender Mohamed Abdel Salam and Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression July 25, 2026 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 11:30 am The undersigned human rights organizations call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately end all forms of harassment or intimidation against human […]