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 […]
Lawyer Mohammed Sablouh’s testimony on the condition of Syrian prisons under the Assad regime.
Lawyer Mohammed Sablouh’s testimony on the condition of Syrian prisons under the Assad regime. May 12, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 9:52 am Executive summary On the occasion of the 150th day since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, the Cedar Centre for Legal Studies publishes this testimony of lawyer Mohammed Sablouh, Director of […]
Restricting Legal Speech – The Implications of the Tripoli Bar Association’s Circular on Freedom of Expression and the Independence of the Legal Profession
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 […]
In Solidarity with Daraj and Megaphone Amid A Coordinated Campaign
In Solidarity with Daraj and Megaphone Amid A Coordinated Campaign March 26, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 2:12 pm In light of the coordinated campaign targeting Lebanese independent media outlets Daraj and Megaphone, we, the undersigned group of civil society and media organizations from Lebanon and around the world, come together to stand in […]
Urgent Call for Judicial Independence and Accountability in the Beirut Port Explosion Investigation!
Urgent Call for Judicial Independence and Accountability in the Beirut Port Explosion Investigation! March 21, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 10:08 am On March 21, 2025, a group of local and international organizations, individuals, survivors, and families of the victims, and families of the following firefighters addressed the Lebanese Prime Minister and the Minister […]
The AIMC must end its role in transnational repression, say NGOs
The AIMC must end its role in transnational repression, say NGOs February 17, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 10:16 am The undersigned organisations call on the Arab Interior Ministers’ Council (AIMC) to cease its facilitation of arbitrary extraditions of peaceful dissidents and human rights defenders across Arab League countries and to align its legal […]