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Lebanon
Mashreq · Levant
Tracking the protection of refugee populations, freedom of assembly, and accountability for the Beirut blast and economic-collapse-driven rights violations.
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Our position on Lebanon
We call for an independent international investigation into the Beirut port blast, the protection of refugee populations from forced returns, and the safeguarding of freedom of assembly amid Lebanon's ongoing crises.
— HuMENA
The Region, Connected
No country in MENA stands alone.
This country sits at the centre of the threads HuMENA follows — across borders where defenders flee, refugees move, and accountability converges.
Signature
Where our work concentrates here.
Five strategic areas — Civic Space, Defenders, Digital Rights, Governance, Diaspora. Bar height shows the depth of HuMENA's coverage in that area for this country.
Civic Space
Defending freedoms of expression, association, and peaceful assembly.
Defenders
Protection support and case advocacy for defenders at risk.
Digital Rights
Surveillance accountability and digital safety for civil society.
Governance
Fair-trial monitoring, judicial independence, and inclusive governance.
Diaspora
Cross-border protection and amplification of exiled voices.
Chronicle
A working record of our interventions.
Statements, reports, advocacy moments, defender cases. Chronological. Growing.
Dec 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Dec 2025
PRESS RELEASES
Oct 2025
PRESS RELEASES
Aug 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jul 2025
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Jun 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jun 2025
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
May 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Mar 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jan 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jan 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Jan 2025
JOINT STATEMENTS
Aug 2024
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
Aug 2024
REPORTS
Jul 2024
LEGAL & POLITICAL ANALYSIS
May 2024
JOINT STATEMENTS
May 2024
NEWS
May 2024
JOINT STATEMENTS
Feb 2024
REPORTS
Feb 2024
REPORTS
Jul 2023
PRESS RELEASES
At the international level
Where this work meets the institutions.
HuMENA carries documentation into the mechanisms with the most leverage — UN bodies, EU institutions, and joint civil-society coalitions.
UN HRC
Joint calls for an international investigation
UN UPR
Civil-society submissions
EU dialogue
On refugee protection and accountability
Defenders
The people behind the work.
HuMENA stands with human rights defenders, journalists, lawyers, and activists. Where their identities can be public, we credit them. Where they cannot, we protect them.
Released
Ghassan Abdallah
Director of the Palestinian Human Rights Organisation; advocate for the fundamental rights of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.
Director of the Palestinian Human Rights Organisation in Lebanon, Ghassan Abdallah has faced repeated airport searches, interrogations, and arbitrary detention in retaliation…
Under restrictionNizar Saghieh
Human rights lawyer, legal researcher, and co-founder of the Legal Agenda; specialising in judicial independence, public property, the environment, and marginalised groups.
A founding member of the Legal Agenda, Nizar Saghieh faces disbarment proceedings for criticising amendments that require Bar approval before lawyers speak…
Publications
Reports, statements, and analyses.
HuMENA at HRC61: Advocacy on Digital Rights and Civic Space in MENA
One year since the arrest of Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi: a year of complicity, enforced disappearance, and diplomatic failure
On Human Rights Day 2025: Civic Space in the Middle East and North Africa under Systematic and Sustained Pressure
Call for Trainer | Geneva Advocacy for WHRDs & LGBTQI+ Defenders
Six Years After Lebanon’s 17 October Uprising. The Path to Reform Begins with Civic Space
200 Days of Abdulrahman Yusuf’s Enforced Disappearance: Reveal His Whereabouts. Ensure His Safety. Release Him Now.
Activism and Identity Politics Under a Sectarian System: The Case of Lebanon
Lebanon | Seven Years Since the Anti-Torture Law: No Implementation, No Justice
Protecting Civic Space and Promoting the Right to Peaceful Assembly in Lebanon: A Roadmap for Nawaf Salam’s Government
Joint Statement by Humanitarian, Development, and Human Rights Organizations in Lebanon: From South to North: Ongoing Violations Must End — Ceasefire Commitments and IHL Obligations Must Be Respected
Lebanon | In Solidarity with Daraj and Megaphone Amid A Coordinated Campaign
The AIMC must end its role in transnational repression, say NGOs
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