REPORTS
Cedar Centre for Legal Studies – Activity report 2024!
03/02/2025
Executive Summary
In 2024, Cedar Centre for Legal Studies (CCLS) made significant advancements in promoting legal empowerment and human rights in Lebanon. The Centre provided legal counseling for 239 cases related to migration. Additionally, 51 cases of human rights violations were documented and submitted to UN Special Procedures.
A major milestone was the opening of the Rehabilitation Center for Victims of Torture in Tripoli in December 2024, offering comprehensive services to help survivors heal and rebuild their lives.
Submitted contribution to the UN on the phenomenon of missing migrants in the Mediterranean!
24 December 2024
Executive Summary
Every year, civil society and international organizations highlight the number of persons missing in the course of migration. Organizations such as United for Intercultural Action have counted 60,620 migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe between 1993 and 2024. Other international organizations such as IOM, through its “Missing Migrants Project”, have identified more than 69,353 migrants missing between 2014 and 2024 worldwide, including 30,628people in the Mediterranean basin.
Report on Syrian Refugees in
Lebanon Between
Discriminatory Policies,
Hate Speech and the “Death Boats”
Report on Syrian Refugees in Lebanon Between Discriminatory Policies, Hate Speech and the “Death Boats”
18 December 2024
Executive Summary
Lebanon does not have a national refugee law and has not ratified the 1951 UN Refugee Convention or its annex, the 1967 Protocol. The government’s failure to develop a coherent and realistic approach to asylum and migration has had a particularly destabilising effect. Bureaucratic obstacles and a lack of legal protection, coupled with xenophobic rhetoric, threaten to spark periodic violence and human rights violations, exacerbating the vulnerability of refugees in Lebanon.
Report on Legal Violations in Lebanon: Torture, Enforced Disappearances, and Violations of Detainees’ Rights (September 2023 – May 2024)
10 December 2024
Executive Summary
Lebanon is witnessing a continuous deterioration in the political and economic situation, which has significantly impact on the country legal system and human rights, weakened the role of official institutions, including the judicial system, and contributed to the exacerbation of human rights violations, especially with regard to torture, enforced disappearances, and detainees’ rights.
Cedar Centre for Legal Studies – Activity report 2023!
03/02/2024
Executive Summary
In 2023, Cedar Centre for Legal Studies (CCLS) continued its vital mission of promoting human rights, legal advocacy, and social justice in Lebanon. Through its Medico-funded project, the Centre provided legal representation for over 30 cases of irregular migration and delivered legal consultations to more than 70 individuals, including shipwreck survivors and those at risk of deportation. CCLS documented and submitted 91 cases of human rights violations to UN Special Procedures.
