Rights groups urge Lebanon government to bolster judicial independence and investigate Beirut explosion

Rights groups urge Lebanon government to bolster judicial independence and investigate Beirut explosion

A coalition of rights groups and families of victims from the deadly 2020 Beirut explosion released an open letter on Friday urging Lebanon’s new government to strengthen judicial independence and ensure an impartial investigation into the blast. The letter directly emphasized that state officials have impeded the investigation into the blast and other various financial crimes through reforms of Lebanon’s Code of Civil Procedure and Code of Crim…

Prime Minister: Nawaf Salam Your Excellency the Minister of Justice: Adel Nassar Greetings, We, the undersigned, local and international human rights organizations, and families of the victims of the Beirut Port explosion in August 2020, write... The post Lebanon: The Prime Minister and Minister of Justice must take all necessary measures to follow up on investigations and ensure justice for the victims of the Beirut Port explosion appeared firs…

Lebanon: Joint letter to the Prime Minister and to the Minister of Justice regarding the investigation into the Beirut port explosion

Today, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), alongside international and national human rights organizations and families of the victims of the August 2020 Beirut port blast, sent a letter to Lebanon’s Prime Minister and to the Minister of Justice urging them to take all necessary measures to ensure that the investigation into the Beirut port explosion may proceed without undue interference or obstruction by Lebanon’s political leaders,…