1.0National Human Rights Commission - Lebanonhttps://nhrclb.org/enNHRCLBhttps://nhrclb.org/en/archives/author/admin2024rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3mRKIEZTkG"><a href="https://nhrclb.org/en/archives/3965">Behind Detention Doors: Field Visits Reveal the Reality of Holding Cells in Lebanon Between Overcrowding, Deterioration, and the Need for Urgent Intervention</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://nhrclb.org/en/archives/3965/embed#?secret=3mRKIEZTkG" width="600" height="338" title="“Behind Detention Doors: Field Visits Reveal the Reality of Holding Cells in Lebanon Between Overcrowding, Deterioration, and the Need for Urgent Intervention” — National Human Rights Commission - Lebanon" data-secret="3mRKIEZTkG" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://nhrclb.org/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://nhrclb.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Wash-In-Lebanese-Prison-.jpg1300975Detention cells and holding facilities in Lebanon reflect a complex picture of accumulated crises affecting the criminal justice system, crises that deeply touch upon fundamental human rights. Pretrial detention, which is supposed to be an exceptional and temporary measure, often turns in practice into a long-term reality, during which detainees’ dignity is put to the […]