Lebanon’s compounding crises — economic collapse, political paralysis, and the aftermath of the 2020 Beirut explosion — have severely impacted civic space and human rights. Civil society operates under immense strain, while accountability for systemic failures remains absent.
HuMENA maintains a regional presence in Beirut and engages directly with Lebanese civil society. Our work in Lebanon covers civic space and freedoms, the protection of activists and journalists, and governance and accountability advocacy.
Publications & Statements on Lebanon
- 2025-12-28 · Joint Statements
One year since the arrest of Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi: a year of complicity, enforced disappearance, and diplomatic failure - 2025-12-04 · News
Call for Trainer | Geneva Advocacy for WHRDs & LGBTQI+ Defenders - 2025-10-17 · Press Releases
Six Years After Lebanon’s 17 October Uprising. The Path to Reform Begins with Civic Space - 2025-07-25 · Analysis
Activism and Identity Politics Under a Sectarian System: The Case of Lebanon - 2025-06-26 · Joint Statements
Lebanon | Seven Years Since the Anti-Torture Law: No Implementation, No Justice - 2025-06-19 · Analysis
Protecting Civic Space and Promoting the Right to Peaceful Assembly in Lebanon: A Roadmap for Nawaf Salam’s Government - 2025-05-28 · Joint Statements
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 - 2025-03-29 · Joint Statements
Lebanon | In Solidarity with Daraj and Megaphone Amid A Coordinated Campaign - 2025-01-11 · Joint Statements
Human Rights Groups Urge Disclosure of Abdulrahman Al-Qaradawi’s Fate, Demand His Release, and Call for Accountability for the UAE and Lebanon for His Physical and Mental Safety - 2025-01-07 · Joint Statements
Joint Letter Calls for Urgent Congressional Action to Prevent Extradition of Abdel Rahman Youssef Al-Qaradawi - 2025-01-02 · Joint Statements
Call for Urgent Action | Lebanon Must Protect Abdel Rahman Youssef and Refuse His Deportation to the Unknown - 2024-11-14 · Press Releases
Global Coalition of NGOs Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Lebanon - 2024-08-29 · Analysis
Weaving Collective Voices: The Impact of Intersectionality in Shaping Peaceful Protests - 2024-08-26 · Reports
Peaceful Assembly Under Fire: Authorities’ Violations of the Right to Protest in Lebanon - 2024-07-30 · Analysis
Timeline of Peaceful Assemblies in Lebanon: Scattered Victories and Building an Opposition Movement - 2024-06-25 · Joint Statements
Joint Statement: Lebanon must end practices of refoulement and torture - 2024-05-14 · News
Call for Contributions: Understanding the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly in Lebanon and Tunisia - 2024-05-08 · News
Call for Researchers: Lebanon and Tunisia - 2024-02-15 · Reports
Legal and Social Situation of the LGBTQI+ Community in the MENA Region, and its Radical Transformation Between 2020 and 2023. - 2024-02-07 · Reports
Rethinking Activism in Lebanon: In the Era of Socioeconomic Collapse of the COVID-19 Pandemic - 2023-07-04 · Press Releases
HuMENA and rights groups calling on UN mechanisms to intervene to stop violations of freedom of assembly in Lebanon, Tunisia, Egypt and Saudi Arabia - 2023-05-06 · Joint Statements
Lebanon | Joint statement:Forced deportation is a crime..The forced deportation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon must cease. - 2023-04-06 · Joint Statements
Global Coalition of Civil Society and Media Organizations Stand in Solidarity with Independent Media Outlets in Lebanon Amid Targeting - 2022-04-08 · Reports
Research Paper: The Right to Peaceful Assembly in Lebanon
