AOUN TO MEMBERS OF NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION: PRACTICE YOUR DUTIES IMPARTIALLY
Members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) which includes the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT), took oath before his Excellency the President of the Republic General Michel Aoun today on 16 July 2019, as follows: “I swear by Almighty God to...
UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture will visit Lebanon while NPM is still not active
In the coming months, the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture will visit Lebanon. The visit was decided during the Subcommittee’s confidential session held in Geneva from 17 to 21 June. “We hope that the Lebanese NPM will be active during this...
Stalled Effort to Get Syrian Children in School: Donors and Education Ministry Should Fulfill Promises
The number of Syrian refugee children enrolled in school in Lebanon has stalled at the same inadequate levels as in the 2017-2018 school year, Human Rights Watch said today. Fewer than half of the 631,000 school-age refugee children in Lebanon are in formal education,...
Nearly Half the World Lives on Less than $5.50 a Day
Economic advances around the world mean that while fewer people live in extreme poverty, almost half the world’s population — 3.4 billion people — still struggles to meet basic needs, the World Bank said. Living on less than $3.20 per day reflects poverty lines in...
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