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Decision MB8-00025 – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses, in applying Article 1E of the Refugee Convention, whether members should consider allegations of risk in a country of residence if they conclude that a refugee claimant has the rights and obligations which are attached to the possession of nationality in that country.
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Decision TB7-19851 – Nigeria – This Jurisprudential Guide addresses internal flight alternatives in major cities in south and central Nigeria for claimants fleeing non-state actors.
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Decision TB7-01837 – Pakistan – Whether the treatment experienced by Ahmadis in Pakistan amounts to persecution, whether state protection is available and whether there is a viable internal flight alternative.
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Decision MB6-01059/60 – India – Availability of an internal flight alternative in India for claimants from Punjab.
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Decision TB6-11632 – China – Analysis of the efficacy of the Chinese national computer network known as the Golden Shield Project and its impact on whether a person wanted by the authorities can exit China via an airport using a genuine passport.
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30 November 2017
LEBANON
List of Documents
1.
General Information and Maps
Source:
United Nations. Cartographic Section.
Date of Document:
January 2010
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Title:
Liban. L'Encyclopédie en ligne.
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Le Liban, un territoire clivé en 2014
Source:
La documentation Française
Date of Document:
5 February 2015
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
9 November 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
14 November 2017
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006). Reporting period from 9 March to 21 June 2017.
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
11 July 2017
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Twenty-sixth semi-annual report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1559 (2004)
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
16 October 2017
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Présentation du Liban
Source:
France. Ministère des affaires étrangères et du développement international.
Date of Document:
5 October 2017
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon: Religious Composition in 2010. Version 12.
Source:
Gulf/2000 Project
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon: Ethnic Composition in 2010. Version 13.
Source:
Gulf/2000 Project
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
3 March 2017
Accessed Date:
3 March 2017
Title:
Lebanon. Amnesty International Report 2016/2017: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. World Report 2017: Events of 2016.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. Freedom in the World 2017.
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Report of the Working Group on the Universal Periodic Review: Lebanon
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
22 December 2015
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon: Persistent discrimination against women, Palestinian refugees and LGBTI persons: Amnesty International submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review, November 2015
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
1 March 2015
Accessed Date:
6 November 2015
Keywords:
children; citizenship; crime; domestic violence; ethnic and national groups; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; nationality; police/security forces; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture
Title:
Implementation of the European Neighbourhood Policy in Lebanon Progress in 2014 and recommendations for actions
Source:
European Commission. High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.
Date of Document:
25 March 2015
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
The Situation of Human Rights in Lebanon. Annual Report 2016.
Source:
ALEF – Act for Human Rights
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Social Protection and Safety Nets in Lebanon
Source:
Institute of Development Studies et al.
Date of Document:
December 2015
Author:
Aimee Karam et al.
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Mapping the Landscape of Digital Surveillance in Lebanon
Source:
Social Media Exchange
Date of Document:
December 2016
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
3.
Identification Documents and Citizenship
Title:
Lebanese nationality; whether an identification card that has not been renewed since 1968 is still valid (2012-June 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
3 July 2013
Accessed Date:
29 November 2013
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; nationality
Title:
Whether a Palestinian refugee from Lebanon who is living abroad can be refused a renewal of his laissez-passer (travel document) after it has expired; the procedures a Palestinian abroad must follow to renew a laissez-passer issued by...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
31 January 2006
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
document fraud; freedom of movement; identity documents; minorities; rejected asylum seekers
Title:
Procedures to register a civil marriage that has taken place outside of Lebanon with Lebanese authorities; whether the procedure is different for Lebanese citizens who marry non-Lebanese citizens; whether there are time restrictions on...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 March 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
legislation; marriage
Title:
Country Report: Lebanon
Source:
European University Institute. European Union Democracy Observatory on Citizenship.
Date of Document:
September 2012
Author:
Melkar el-Khoury; Thibaut Jaulin
Accessed Date:
20 November 2013
Keywords:
children; citizenship; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality
Title:
Format of the extract of resident's register of identification; whether an individual's religion appears on it
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 February 2007
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
identity documents; religion
Title:
Citizenship requirements and procedures for an individual who was born in Lebanon to parents with Syrian citizenship, has a permanent residency permit, and whose spouse was granted Lebanese citizenship by Decree (2012-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 November 2013
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Keywords:
citizenship; identity documents; legislation
Title:
Permanent Residence Permit, including associated rights of exit and entry, as well as accessibility to employment and social services; renewal procedures, including outside the country (2012-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 November 2013
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
identity documents; legislation; social services
Title:
Requirements and procedure to obtain a passport in Lebanon or from abroad, including the processing time (2013-October 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 November 2015
Accessed Date:
20 November 2015
Keywords:
identity documents
Title:
Information on national ID cards, individual and family registers, and drivers licenses, including purpose of documents, application and issuance procedures, procedures for correcting errors; whether errors in these documents are common and whether there are issues with fraud (2012 – July 2016)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 July 2016
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
Restoring Citizenship Law in Lebanon: Renaturalization Without Return
Date of Document:
1 July 2016
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Marriage Registration in Lebanon
Source:
Frontiers-Ruwad Association
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
4.
Political Activities and Organizations
Source:
European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
Date of Document:
16 August 2017
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
The situation in Lebanon and challenges for regional stability and European security
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly.
Date of Document:
5 January 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon and Israel: Treatment of Lebanese who cooperated with Israel during its occupation of Lebanon, including those who stayed in Lebanon after the withdrawal of Israeli troops and those who sought refuge in Israel and obtained Israeli citizenship ...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 April 2012
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; crime; legislation; religion
Title:
I. Political Transformation. Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI 2016 — Lebanon Country Report.
Source:
Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
The Baath Party in Lebanon, including geographic, social and religious areas of influence; treatment of members by society and authorities; treatment of members who want to leave the party by the party, authorities, and society (2011-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 November 2013
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion
5.
Gender, Domestic Violence and Children
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined fourth and fifth periodic reports of Lebanon
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
Date of Document:
24 November 2015
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Family violence, including legislation, state protection and services available to victims (2011-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 November 2013
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; social services
Title:
Lebanon. Social Institutions and Gender Index 2014.
Source:
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Keywords:
children; citizenship; domestic violence; family law; female genital mutilation; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; freedom of the press; gender equality; honour crimes; legal system; legislation; marriage; nationality; political activities; religion; sexual violence; social services; statistics
Title:
Unequal and Unprotected: Women's Rights under Lebanese Personal Status Laws
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
19 January 2015
Accessed Date:
6 November 2015
Keywords:
children; domestic violence; family law; gender equality; gender-based violence; judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; marriage; religion; sexual violence; statistics
Title:
Musawah Thematic Report on Muslim Family Law: Lebanon
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Women Behind Bars: Arbitrary Detention And Torture
Source:
Lebanese Center for Human Rights
Date of Document:
April 2015
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Written contribution on Child Rights for UPR documentation of Lebanon
Source:
United Nations Children's Fund
Date of Document:
March 2015
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
‘I Want a Safe Place': Refugee Women from Syria Uprooted and Unprotected in Lebanon
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
8 March 2016
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Women Refugees in Lebanon and the Consequences Of Limited Legal Status On their Housing, Land and Property Rights
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Dissecting Lebanese Law 293 on Domestic Violence: Are Women Protected?
Source:
American University of Beirut. Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs.
Date of Document:
August 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. Civil Society Submission on the right of every child to acquire a nationality under Article 7 CRC.
Source:
Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
Date of Document:
1 July 2016
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. State Sponsored Homophobia 2017: A world survey of sexual orientation laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
May 2017
Author:
Aengus Carroll; Lucas Ramón Mendos
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Human Rights Violations against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals in Lebanon: A Shadow Report submitted to the Human Rights Committee
Source:
Helem- Lebanese Protection for LGBTQ Individuals
Date of Document:
April 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
“As long as they stay away”: Exploring Lebanese attitudes towards sexualities and gender identities
Source:
Gender and Sexuality Resource Center; Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality
Date of Document:
4 December 2015
Author:
Nour Nasr; Tarek Zeidan
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Situation of sexual minorities in Beirut, including treatment by society and the authorities, legislation, support services and organizations that provide assistance (2010-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
9 January 2014
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; legislation; police/security forces; sexual minorities; social services; torture
Title:
Ruling Marks a First for Transgender People in Lebanon
Source:
Human Rights Campaign
Date of Document:
28 January 2016
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
7.
Criminality and Corruption
Title:
Lebanon. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2017, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2017, Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2017
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon (Tier 2). Trafficking in Persons Report 2017.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Recruitment practices of Hezbollah, including forced recruitment, such as Shi'ite youth; consequences for those that refuse to join; availability of state protection; regions controlled by Hezbollah, including ability to locate a person wanted by...
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
29 October 2015
Accessed Date:
6 November 2015
Keywords:
extremist/terrorist organizations; political organizations; religion
Title:
Empowering Citizens Against Corruption 2015 Report
Source:
The Lebanese Advocacy and Legal Advice Center
Date of Document:
June 2015
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. 2017 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
27 February 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. Country Reports on Terrorism 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
July 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Hezbollah, including areas of operation, political involvement, military activity, recruitment practices, mistreatment of citizens and state protection
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 November 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; legislation; political organizations; religion; social services; torture
Source:
Stanford University. Mapping Militant Organizations.
Date of Document:
5 August 2016
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Source:
Council on Foreign Relations
Date of Document:
3 January 2014
Author:
Jonathan Masters; Zachary Laub
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; conflict; extremist/terrorist organizations; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; religion
Title:
Amal Movement, including areas of operation and control; instances of forced recruitment, particularly of youth; activity, including checkpoints and roadblocks within Beirut (2011-December 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 December 2013
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; medical records; political activities; political opposition; political organizations; torture
Title:
Asbat al-Ansar, including leaders, areas of influence, recruitment, and activities; relationship of the group with the government (2011-April 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 April 2014
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; ethnic and national groups; extremist/terrorist organizations; police/security forces; political activities
Title:
The date when the law abolishing compulsory military service came into effect
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
21 January 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
legislation; military service
Title:
Whether a Lebanese citizen who did not fulfill his military service prior to the abolition of compulsory military service faces any consequences; whether a conscientious objector could be considered a reservist who could be called to serve (2010-2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
20 January 2016
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
Whether Lebanese authorities keep records on Lebanese citizens who did not fulfill their military obligations prior to the abolition of compulsory military service; whether those citizens can be identified when they enter or leave Lebanon
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
11 February 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
freedom of movement; legislation; military service
Title:
Military service obligations in South Lebanon for a young Shiite in 1999 and 2000; whether military service would have been required in the Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) or the South Lebanon Army (SLA) during these years
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 December 2015
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
9.
Judiciary, Legal and Penal Systems
Title:
Availability of state protection for people who receive death threats; steps required to file a complaint
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
22 January 2010
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
crime; legislation; police efficacy
Title:
Security and Justice Sector Wide Assessment
Source:
United Nations Development Programme
Date of Document:
March 2016
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Lebanon
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
30 May 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon Joint Shadow Report. Report submitted to the Committee against Torture in the context of the initial review of Lebanon.
Source:
ALEF – Act for Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
20 March 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
“It's Not the Right Place for Us”: The Trial of Civilians by Military Courts in Lebanon
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
26 January 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
10.
Police and Security Forces
Title:
Establishing the Primacy of Human Rights in Security Sector Reform in Lebanon
Source:
ALEF – Act for Human Rights
Date of Document:
25 March 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Ability of the police to arrest a Palestinian refugee inside Beddawi refugee camp under court order
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 February 2014
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
crime; ethnic and national groups; police/security forces
Title:
The Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, and Military Legitimacy
Source:
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Date of Document:
4 October 2017
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. Freedom of the Press 2016.
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. Freedom on the Net 2017.
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
The Right to Privacy in Lebanon
Source:
Privacy International et al.
Date of Document:
12 May 2015
Author:
Alexandrine Pirlot de Corbion
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. International Religious Freedom Report for 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
15 August 2017
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Situation of Christians, including treatment by society and authorities; treatment of Christians by Hezbollah and Al-Qaeda; state protection (2011-2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
16 January 2014
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; legislation; minorities; political activities; political organizations; religion; statistics
Title:
Situation of Jehovah's Witnesses, including treatment by society and authorities; state protection available in cases of discrimination or mistreatment (2006-November 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
12 November 2013
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; identity documents; marriage; minorities; religion
Title:
Treatment by society of couples who enter into an interreligious marriage, including when a Muslim woman marries a non-Muslim man; the possibility of resettling in a predominantly Christian region (2014-March 2015)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
27 March 2015
Accessed Date:
6 November 2015
Keywords:
children; family law; gender equality; legal system; marriage; religion
Title:
Report of the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief on his mission to Lebanon
Source:
United Nations. Human Rights Council.
Date of Document:
30 November 2015
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
Religious Authority and Sectarianism in Lebanon
Source:
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Date of Document:
16 December 2016
Author:
Alexander D. M. Henley
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
13.
Nationality, Ethnicity and Race
Title:
Treatment of Palestinian refugees, including information on identity documents, mobility rights, property rights, access to social services, education and employment, and living conditions
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
15 November 2011
Accessed Date:
31 October 2012
Keywords:
abduction; arbitrary arrest and detention; armed groups; citizenship; freedom of movement; gender equality; humanitarian situation; identity documents; labour; minorities; nationality; police/security forces; rejected asylum seekers; social services; torture
Title:
The Situation of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
Source:
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Date of Document:
February 2016
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
Syrian and Palestinian (in Lebanon and Exiting Syria) Refugees in Lebanon
Source:
Finland. Finnish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
29 September 2016
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Requirements and procedures for a Palestinian refugee to obtain a travel document; whether the applicant is screened for criminal charges (2005-February 2014)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
19 February 2014
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
crime; ethnic and national groups; identity documents
Title:
Treatment of Palestinians by society and authorities; state protection; treatment of Sunni Palestinians from refugee camps near Beirut by Hezbollah (2012-December 2013)
Source:
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
Date of Document:
10 December 2013
Accessed Date:
27 November 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; children; citizenship; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; freedom of movement; gender equality; identity documents; labour; legislation; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; religion; social services; statistics
Title:
Legal Challenges Faced by Refugees from Syria in Lebanon
Source:
Lebanese Center for Human Rights
Accessed Date:
28 November 2017
Title:
Stateless Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon. Country of Origin Information for the Asylum Determination Process. Report from Danish Immigration Service's Fact Finding Mission to Beirut, Lebanon. 25 May to 6 June 2014.
Source:
Denmark. Danish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
October 2014
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
armed groups; children; citizenship; conflict; corruption; crime; domestic violence; election; ethnic and national groups; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of movement; gangs; gender equality; gender-based violence; government corruption; honour crimes; humanitarian situation; identity documents; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; judicial efficacy; labour; legal system; legislation; marriage; minorities; nationality; penal system; police efficacy; police/security forces; political activities; political organizations; race; religion; social services; state surveillance; statistics
Title:
Concluding observations on the combined eighteenth to twenty-second periodic reports of Lebanon
Code:
CERD/C/LBN/CO/18-22
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
5 October 2016
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Survey on the Economic Status of Palestine Refugees in Lebanon 2015
Source:
American University of Beirut; United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
Author:
Jad Chaaban et al.
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
The Neglected: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Source:
Danish Institute for International Studies et al.
Author:
Lars Erslev Andersen
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon: Refugees in Border Zone at Risk
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 September 2017
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
14.
Exit/Entry and Freedom of Movement - (No items in this section)
15.
Labour, Employment and Unions
Title:
Lebanon. The 2017 ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
16.
Other - (No items in this section)
The following changes have been made to the previous package dated 31 March 2017:
Title:
Le Liban, un territoire clivé en 2014
Source:
La Documentation française
URL:
http://www.ladocumentationfrancaise.fr/cartes/conflits/c001664-le-liban-un-territoire-clive-en-2014
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. The World Factbook.
Source:
United States. Central Intelligence Agency.
Date of Document:
10 November 2016
URL:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/le.html
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
Report of the Secretary-General on the Implementation of Security Council Resolution 1701 (2006). Reporting period from 26 February to 24 June 2016.
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
24 June 2016
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/577cffbe4.html
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Twenty-third semi-annual report of the Secretary-General to the Security Council on the implementation of Security Council resolution 1559 (2004)
Source:
United Nations. Security Council.
Date of Document:
22 April 2016
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/57319a191ab.html
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Présentation du Liban
Source:
France. Ministère des affaires étrangères et du développement international.
Date of Document:
7 November 2016
URL:
http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/dossiers-pays/liban/presentation-du-liban/
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. Amnesty International Report 2015/16: The State of the World's Human Rights.
Source:
Amnesty International
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/countries/middle-east-and-north-africa/lebanon/report-lebanon/
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. World Report 2016: Events of 2015.
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
January 2016
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2016/country-chapters/lebanon
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. Freedom in the World 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/2016/lebanon
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity.
Source:
European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity
Date of Document:
28 January 2016
URL:
http://www.europeanforum.net/country/Lebanon
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. State-sponsored Homophobia. A World Survey of Sexual Orientation Laws: criminalisation, protection and recognition.
Source:
International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association
Date of Document:
October 2016
URL:
http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2016, Volume I: Drug and Chemical Control.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2016/vol1/253284.htm
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. International Narcotics Control Strategy Report 2016, Volume II: Money Laundering and Financial Crimes.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
March 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/inl/rls/nrcrpt/2016/vol2/253416.htm
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon (Tier 2 Watch List). Trafficking in Persons Report 2016.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/tip/rls/tiprpt/countries/2016/258804.htm
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. 2016 OSAC Crime and Safety Report.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
14 March 2016
URL:
https://www.osac.gov/pages/ContentReportDetails.aspx?cid=19280
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. Country Reports on Terrorism 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
June 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/ct/rls/crt/2015/257517.htm
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. Freedom on the Net 2016.
URL:
https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-net/2016/lebanon
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. International Religious Freedom Report for 2015.
Source:
United States. Department of State.
Date of Document:
10 August 2016
URL:
http://www.state.gov/j/drl/rls/irf/religiousfreedom/index.htm?year=2015&dlid=256277
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
Concluding observations on the eighteenth to twenty-second periodic reports of Lebanon
Code:
CERD/C/LBN/CO/18-22
Source:
United Nations. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Date of Document:
26 August 2016
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/_layouts/treatybodyexternal/Download.aspx?symbolno=CERD/C/LBN/CO/18-22&Lang=En
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon. The 2016 ITUC Global Rights Index. The World's Worst Countries for Workers.
Source:
International Trade Union Confederation
URL:
http://www.ituc-csi.org/ituc-global-rights-index-2016?lang=en
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
Distribution of religious groups across Lebanon
Source:
Landscan; The Washington Post
Date of Document:
30 October 2012
URL:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/distribution-of-religious-groups-about-lebanon/2012/10/30/fab9f308-22ee-11e2-ac85-e669876c6a24_graphic.html
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Carte : répartition des confessions religieuses au Liban sur la base des listes électorales de 2000
Source:
Les clés du Moyen-Orient
Date of Document:
16 October 2013
URL:
http://www.lesclesdumoyenorient.com/Le-Liban-geographie-d-un-Etat.html
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Title:
Lebanon: Looking Ahead in Times of Crisis
Source:
Oxfam International
Date of Document:
14 December 2015
Author:
Sally Abi Khalil; Valentina Bacchin
URL:
https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/lebanon-looking-ahead-times-crisis
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Law number 41. Conditions of the restoration of the Lebanese citizenship.
URL:
http://www.libano.org.br/novo/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Law-number-41.pdf
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon's Self-Defeating Survival Strategies. Middle East and North Africa Report N°160.
Source:
International Crisis Group
Date of Document:
20 July 2015
URL:
https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/eastern-mediterranean/lebanon/lebanon-s-self-defeating-survival-strategies
Accessed Date:
3 November 2016
Title:
Country Marriage Pack: Lebanon
Source:
Ireland. Refugee Documentation Centre.
Date of Document:
August 2016
URL:
https://coi.easo.europa.eu/administration/ireland/PLib/142479.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
“Universal Periodic Report on Homosexuality and Gender in Lebanon”: Submission of Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on its 23rd Session to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
Source:
Helem; Arab Foundation for Freedoms and Equality
Date of Document:
March 2015
URL:
http://ilga.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Shadow-report-22.pdf
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
Gay Rights In Lebanon: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Source:
Index on Censorship. Index Young Writers / Artists Programme.
Date of Document:
24 April 2014
URL:
http://www.indexoncensorship.org/2014/04/gay-rights-lebanon-good-bad-ugly/
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
legislation; sexual minorities
Title:
Overview of Corruption and Anti-Corruption in Lebanon
Source:
U4 Anti-corruption Resource Centre; Transparency International; CHR Michelsen Institute
Date of Document:
15 October 2012
URL:
http://www.u4.no/publications/overview-of-corruption-and-anti-corruption-in-lebanon/
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
conflict; corruption; country overview; election; extremist/terrorist organizations; government corruption; institutional efficacy; judicial corruption; legislation; police corruption; political activities; political organizations
Title:
Lebanon. WJP Rule of Law Index 2016.
Source:
World Justice Project
URL:
http://data.worldjusticeproject.org/#/groups/LBN
Accessed Date:
4 November 2016
Title:
“It's Part of the Job”: Ill-Treatment and Torture of Vulnerable Groups in Lebanese Police Stations
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
June 2013
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2013/06/26/its-part-job/ill-treatment-and-torture-vulnerable-groups-lebanese-police-stations
Accessed Date:
20 November 2013
Keywords:
arbitrary arrest and detention; corruption; drug trafficking; gender-based violence; legislation; penal system; police corruption; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; sexual minorities; sexual violence; torture; trafficking in persons
Title:
Lebanon: Monitor Detention to Combat Torture
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
26 June 2015
URL:
http://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/26/lebanon-monitor-detention-combat-torture
Accessed Date:
9 November 2015
Keywords:
judicial efficacy; legal system; legislation; penal system; police/security forces; police/security forces complaints; torture
Title:
Assessement Report on Media Legislation in Lebanon
Source:
European Union. MedMedia.
Author:
Francesco Sciacchitano
URL:
http://www.med-media.eu/library/assessement-report-on-media-legislation-in-lebanon/
Accessed Date:
28 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon: Pushed to the edge: Syrian refugees face increased restrictions in Lebanon
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
15 June 2015
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde24/1785/2015/en/
Accessed Date:
9 November 2015
Keywords:
conflict; ethnic and national groups; freedom of movement; humanitarian situation; labour; legal system; nationality; police/security forces; social services; statistics
Title:
Lebanon. State of the World's Minorities and Indigenous Peoples 2014: Events of 2013.
Source:
Minority Rights Group International
Date of Document:
3 July 2014
URL:
http://minorityrights.org/wp-content/uploads/old-site-downloads/mrg-state-of-the-worlds-minorities-2014.pdf
Accessed Date:
19 November 2014
Keywords:
abduction; armed groups; conflict; extralegal executions/killings; extremist/terrorist organizations; freedom of assembly; freedom of expression; Internet; minorities; political activities; religion
Title:
Lebanon: Submission to the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
July 2016
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/5790d8c04.html
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
The Legal Status of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon
Source:
American University of Beirut. Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs.
Date of Document:
March 2016
URL:
https://www.aub.edu.lb/ifi/publications/Documents/working_papers/20160331_Maja_Janmyr.pdf
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
Legal Status of Refugees from Syria: Challenges And Consequences Of Maintaining Legal Stay In Beirut And Mount Lebanon
Source:
Norwegian Refugee Council; Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre
Date of Document:
June 2015
URL:
http://www.refworld.org/docid/56cabc8c4.html
Accessed Date:
7 November 2016
Title:
Lebanon: Recognize Domestic Workers Union
Source:
Amnesty International
Date of Document:
10 March 2015
URL:
https://www.amnesty.org/en/documents/mde18/1168/2015/en/
Accessed Date:
9 November 2015
Keywords:
labour; legal system; legislation
Source:
United States. Congressional Research Service.
Date of Document:
9 November 2017
URL:
https://fas.org/sgp/crs/mideast/R44759.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon: Religious Composition in 2010. Version 12.
Source:
Gulf/2000 Project
URL:
http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/images/maps/Lebanon_Religion_lg.png
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon: Ethnic Composition in 2010. Version 13.
Source:
Gulf/2000 Project
URL:
http://gulf2000.columbia.edu/images/maps/Lebanon_Ethnic_lg.png
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
The Situation of Human Rights in Lebanon. Annual Report 2016.
Source:
ALEF – Act for Human Rights
URL:
https://alefliban.org/publications/alef-annual-report-2016/
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Mapping the Landscape of Digital Surveillance in Lebanon
Source:
Social Media Exchange
Date of Document:
December 2016
URL:
https://www.smex.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/SMEX-Landscape-Mapping-of-Digital-Surveillance-in-Lebanon.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Restoring Citizenship Law in Lebanon: Renaturalization Without Return
Date of Document:
1 July 2016
URL:
http://legal-agenda.com/en/article.php?id=3147
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
The situation in Lebanon and challenges for regional stability and European security
Source:
Council of Europe. Parliamentary Assembly.
Date of Document:
5 January 2017
URL:
http://www.assembly.coe.int/nw/xml/XRef/Xref-DocDetails-EN.asp?FileID=23242&lang=EN
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Dissecting Lebanese Law 293 on Domestic Violence: Are Women Protected?
Source:
American University of Beirut. Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs.
Date of Document:
August 2017
URL:
https://www.aub.edu.lb/ifi/publications/Documents/policy_memos/2016-2017/20170716_domestic_violence.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon. Civil Society Submission on the right of every child to acquire a nationality under Article 7 CRC.
Source:
Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion
Date of Document:
1 July 2016
URL:
http://www.institutesi.org/CRC_Lebanon_2016.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Human Rights Violations against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals in Lebanon: A Shadow Report submitted to the Human Rights Committee
Source:
Helem- Lebanese Protection for LGBTQ Individuals
Date of Document:
April 2017
URL:
http://tbinternet.ohchr.org/Treaties/CCPR/Shared%20Documents/LBN/INT_CCPR_ICO_LBN_27152_E.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Empowering Citizens Against Corruption 2015 Report
Source:
The Lebanese Advocacy and Legal Advice Center
Date of Document:
June 2015
URL:
http://www.transparency-lebanon.org/Modules/PressRoom/OurPublications/UploadFile/5512_18,06,YYLALAC_Final_Report_EN.pdf
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Source:
Stanford University. Mapping Militant Organizations.
Date of Document:
5 August 2016
URL:
http://web.stanford.edu/group/mappingmilitants/cgi-bin/groups/view/81
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Security and Justice Sector Wide Assessment
Source:
United Nations Development Programme
Date of Document:
March 2016
URL:
http://www.lb.undp.org/content/lebanon/en/home/library/crisis_prevention_and_recovery/Security-Justice-Sector-Wide-Assessment.html
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Concluding observations on the initial report of Lebanon
Source:
United Nations. Committee against Torture.
Date of Document:
30 May 2017
URL:
http://undocs.org/en/CAT/C/LBN/CO/1
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon Joint Shadow Report. Report submitted to the Committee against Torture in the context of the initial review of Lebanon.
Source:
ALEF – Act for Human Rights et al.
Date of Document:
20 March 2017
URL:
http://www.khiamcenter.org/images/UserFiles/Image/NGO%20coalition_CAT_LEB_ShadowReport_Final_20170320_EN(1).pdf
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
“It's Not the Right Place for Us”: The Trial of Civilians by Military Courts in Lebanon
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
26 January 2017
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/report/2017/01/26/its-not-right-place-us/trial-civilians-military-courts-lebanon
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Establishing the Primacy of Human Rights in Security Sector Reform in Lebanon
Source:
ALEF – Act for Human Rights
Date of Document:
25 March 2017
URL:
https://alefliban.org/publications/establishing-primacy-human-rights-security-sector-reform-lebanon/
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
The Lebanese Armed Forces, Hezbollah, and Military Legitimacy
Source:
Center for Strategic and International Studies
Date of Document:
4 October 2017
URL:
https://www.csis.org/analysis/lebanese-armed-forces-hezbollah-and-military-legitimacy
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Religious Authority and Sectarianism in Lebanon
Source:
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Date of Document:
16 December 2016
Author:
Alexander D. M. Henley
URL:
http://carnegieendowment.org/2016/12/16/religious-authority-and-sectarianism-in-lebanon-pub-66487
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
Title:
Syrian and Palestinian (in Lebanon and Exiting Syria) Refugees in Lebanon
Source:
Finland. Finnish Immigration Service.
Date of Document:
29 September 2016
URL:
http://www.migri.fi/download/70079_Report_Refugees_final.pdf?e5d049f38bbcd488
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Legal Challenges Faced by Refugees from Syria in Lebanon
Source:
Lebanese Center for Human Rights
URL:
http://www.rightsobserver.org/files/Legal_challenges_for_refugees_from_Syria_2016_-_web.pdf
Accessed Date:
28 November 2017
Title:
The Neglected: Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon and the Syrian Refugee Crisis
Source:
Danish Institute for International Studies et al.
Author:
Lars Erslev Andersen
URL:
https://www.diis.dk/en/research/deteriorating-conditions-refugees-might-destabilize-lebanon
Accessed Date:
15 November 2017
Title:
Lebanon: Refugees in Border Zone at Risk
Source:
Human Rights Watch
Date of Document:
20 September 2017
URL:
https://www.hrw.org/news/2017/09/20/lebanon-refugees-border-zone-risk
Accessed Date:
23 November 2017
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