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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

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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 […]

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 […]

Restricting Legal Speech – The Implications of the Tripoli Bar Association’s Circular on Freedom of Expression and the Independence of the Legal Profession

Lawyer takes his first oath before the Supreme Court.

Restricting Legal Speech – The Implications of the Tripoli Bar Association’s Circular on Freedom of Expression and the Independence of the Legal Profession March 5, 2026 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 9:27 am Introduction On 6 May 2025, the Tripoli Bar Association in Lebanon issued a circular addressed to all lawyers registered under its jurisdiction. The circular […]

Trial Monitoring Report of Bachar Abed Saoud Case

Trial Monitoring Report of Bachar Abed Saoud Case April 4, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 10:03 am To read the full report in English Executive Summary: This report presents a comprehensive overview of the trial monitoring conducted in the case of Bashar Abed Saoud, a Syrian refugee who died under torture while in detention at […]