The National Human Rights Commission - Lebanon

NHRC-CPT publishes its Annual Report

The launch ceremony of the Annual Report of the National Human Rights Commission including the Committee for the Prevention of Torture 20-June-2023 | Hotel Citea, Alfred Naccache Avenue, Ashrafieh Beirut. 10:00 -11:00 a.m

Publications

NHRI Leadership: An Introductory Guide

The APF has published a new guide to support leaders of National Human Rights Institutions in their roles.

Reference Guide of the National Human Rights Commission including the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (NHRC-CPT)

The book provides a unique and comprehensive definition of the legal form chosen by Lebanon to establish the National Commission for Human Rights, which is funded by the state but is independent from it.

What do you know about NHRC-CPT

Law No. 62 on the Establishment of the National Human Rights Commission, including the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (NHRC-CPT), was ratified on October 27, 2016, based on the Paris Principles, which govern the mechanisms of establishing and running NHRCs. It followed several recommendations from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and international treaty bodies to establish Lebanon’s NHRI.

NHRIs have a broad mandate, pluralism in membership, broad functions, adequate powers, adequate resources, cooperative methods, and engagement with international bodies. Full compliance with the Paris Principles provides NHRIs with international recognition.

Although funded by the state, NHRIs are independent. They are not considered Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), but serve as a “bridge” between civil societies and governments. They go by various names, depending on the country. For example, they may be called a commission, a committee, a human rights council, an ombudsman, a public defense, conciliation, or the defense of the people's interests.

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Number of human rights defenders

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How NHRC-CPT handle the Complaints

National human rights institutions are able to deal with complaints of human rights violations in a somewhat similar to, but different from, courts manner.

Complaint handling by National human rights institutions usually follows similar steps; including reception, initial assessment, investigation, conciliation, and referral or report.

Many National human rights institutions conduct investigations into human rights violations on their own.

Several National human rights institutions have responsibilities for handling a complaint. This function is "semi-judicial" i.e. similar to the function of the courts.

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