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...

Moaz Mourab: From the “Human Slaughterhouse” to the Kitchen A Story of Returning to Life Through Hope January 1, 2025 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 9:19 am One day in 2024, a taxi stopped on the outskirts of Tripoli, northern Lebanon. Out stepped a weary man in his fifties, his face...

The Disappearance of M.A after Entering Lebanon July 15, 2024 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 11:18 am Introduction M.A is a Syrian national woman born in 2002 in Homs, Syria. She is resided in Azaz, an area under opposition control in northwest Syria. On April 29, 2024, she entered Lebanon...

The Enforced Disappearance of Mr. Abedullah Al Zohouri July 8, 2024 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 11:33 am Introduction Mr. Abedullah Al Zohouri is a Syrian, born in 1983 in Al-Qusayr, Homs Governorate. He served as a captain in the Syrian Army. In 2012, he defected from the Syrian regime amidst...

Arbitrary Arrest and Torture of Rabih Fadel Zakaria May 27, 2024 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 11:47 am Introduction This case study examines the grave injustices faced by Mr. Rabih Fadel Zakaria (ربيع فاضل زكريا), a Lebanese citizen born on 20 February 1983. Mr. Zakaria served in the Lebanese Army...

Lebanese Authorities Should Not Deport Jumaa Laheeb March 15, 2024 Cedar Centre for Legal Studies 12:18 pm The Cedar Centre for Legal Studies (CCLS) urgently brings to light the case of Jumaa Mohammad Laheeb, a Syrian researcher affiliated with the Research and Studies Department of the opposition...