{"id":3417,"date":"2025-09-15T10:20:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/?p=3417"},"modified":"2025-09-15T10:22:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T10:22:38","slug":"universal-periodic-review-national-consultation-with-civil-society-organizations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/en\/archives\/3417","title":{"rendered":"Universal Periodic Review National Consultation with Civil Society Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our engagment to prepare Lebanon&#8217;s Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report 2025\/2026, the National Human Rights Commission, including the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (NHRC-CPT), in close coordination with the Government of Lebanon and the Regional Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), took part in the expanded National Consultation convened at at the Phoenicia Hotel, Beirut. in Beirut on 12 September 2025.<\/p>\n<p>This milestone consultation gathered key actors, including the National Mechanism for Reporting, Implementation and Follow-up (NMRF), the National Human Rights Commission, which includes the Committee for the Prevention of Torture, the National Commission for Lebanese Women, the National Commission for the Missing and Forcibly Disappeared Persons, alongside a wide range of civil society organizations (CSOs).<\/p>\n<p>In fulfillment of its mandate as Lebanon\u2019s National Human Rights Institution, the National Human Rights Commission including the Committee for the Prevention of Torture \u2013 (NHRC-CPT),\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/NHRCCPT_UPR51_LBN_E_Main.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">submmited it report to the UPR procedure regarding Lebanon to the UN Human Rights Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1885\" data-end=\"1944\">Keynote Speech: Dr. Fadi Gerges, President of NHRC-CPT<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3424\" src=\"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756731057.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756731057.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756731057-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756731057-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756731057-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756731057-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756731057-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756731057-696x928.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756731057-1068x1424.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1946\" data-end=\"2420\">In his remarks, <strong data-start=\"1962\" data-end=\"1981\">Dr. Fadi Gerges<\/strong>, President of the NHRC-CPT, stressed that the Commission, as Lebanon\u2019s independent National Human Rights Institution and designated National Preventive Mechanism, continues to face serious institutional and financial challenges. Despite the enactment of Law 62\/2016, which established the Commission, the Government has yet to adopt the five essential regulatory decrees needed to ensure its full independence and effective functioning.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2422\" data-end=\"2504\">Dr. Gerges highlighted several priority concerns for Lebanon\u2019s fourth UPR cycle:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2506\" data-end=\"4147\">\n<li data-start=\"2506\" data-end=\"2868\">\n<p data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2868\"><strong data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2550\">Institutionalization and Independence:<\/strong> The urgent need for the Government to adopt all outstanding decrees, provide sufficient resources, and guarantee the Commission\u2019s autonomy in line with the Paris Principles. Without this, Lebanon risks undermining the credibility of its national human rights system and its ability to secure \u201cA\u201d status with GANHRI.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"2870\" data-end=\"3270\">\n<p data-start=\"2872\" data-end=\"3270\"><strong data-start=\"2872\" data-end=\"2906\">Torture and Prison Conditions:<\/strong> The Commission\u2019s findings from monitoring more than 200 detention facilities revealed systemic violations, including overcrowding, corruption, and lack of medical care. Dr. Gerges reiterated the need to amend Law 65\/2017 to align with international standards and ensure that no exceptional circumstances can justify torture.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3272\" data-end=\"3650\">\n<p data-start=\"3274\" data-end=\"3650\"><strong data-start=\"3274\" data-end=\"3309\">Rule of Law and Accountability:<\/strong> Lebanon\u2019s prolonged delay in activating its National Mechanism for Implementation, Reporting, and Follow-up (NMIRF) has undermined its ability to engage with international mechanisms. He urged the Government to reactivate the mechanism, fulfill overdue reporting obligations, and adopt a legally binding National Human Rights Action Plan.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3652\" data-end=\"4147\">\n<p data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"4147\"><strong data-start=\"3654\" data-end=\"3687\">Impact of Israeli Aggression:<\/strong> Dr. Gerges denounced the grave violations of international human rights and humanitarian law committed during Israel\u2019s military operations in 2023\u20132024, including targeting civilians, journalists, and healthcare facilities. He called for the establishment of an independent international investigation mechanism and for Lebanon to reverse its withdrawal of recognition of the International Criminal Court\u2019s jurisdiction.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"4149\" data-end=\"4403\">He concluded by affirming that the <strong data-start=\"4184\" data-end=\"4268\">UPR must serve as a central instrument for shaping Lebanon\u2019s human rights policy<\/strong> and that meaningful participation of civil society and independent institutions is indispensable to the credibility of this process.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2213\" data-end=\"2469\">The 12 September event featured thematic interventions from national institutions and CSOs covering rule of law and justice, freedom of expression and religion, gender and child rights, economic and social rights, people with disabilities, and migration.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2471\" data-end=\"2770\">In his remarks, OHCHR Regional Representative emphasized that the UPR process is not only a reporting exercise but also an opportunity to foster dialogue, reinforce accountability, and build stronger State\u2013civil society partnerships for the promotion and protection of human rights in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2471\" data-end=\"2770\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3433\" src=\"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756678927.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756678927.jpeg 1280w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756678927-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756678927-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756678927-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756678927-150x200.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756678927-300x400.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756678927-696x928.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757756678927-1068x1424.jpeg 1068w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As part of our engagment to prepare Lebanon&#8217;s Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Report 2025\/2026, the National Human Rights Commission, including the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (NHRC-CPT), in close coordination with the Government of Lebanon and the Regional Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), took part in the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3427,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[157],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3417","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-statements-and-speeches-en"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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