{"id":7942,"date":"2026-07-29T15:11:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/?p=7942"},"modified":"2026-07-29T15:37:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T12:37:34","slug":"nhrc-strengthens-its-institutional-capacity-through-the-recruitment-of-two-new-legal-researchers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/en\/archives\/7942","title":{"rendered":"NHRC Strengthens Its Institutional Capacity Through the Recruitment of Two New Legal Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The National Human Rights Commission, including the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (NHRC-CPT), has announced the appointment of <strong>Michelle Charbel Fares<\/strong> and <strong>Elena Hassanein Ibrahim<\/strong> as Human Rights Researchers following the issuance of <a href=\"https:\/\/nhrclb.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/NHRC-CPT-_2026_CMI_001-.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Decision No. 3\/2026<\/strong> of <strong>23 July 2026<\/strong><\/a>, declaring the results of the Commission&#8217;s open competition for the recruitment of Human Rights Researchers and Investigators.<\/p>\n<p>The appointments form part of the Commission&#8217;s ongoing efforts to strengthen its institutional capacity by recruiting highly qualified legal and research professionals, thereby reinforcing its ability to fulfil its mandate to promote and protect human rights and to carry out its responsibilities as Lebanon&#8217;s <strong>National Preventive Mechanism (NPM)<\/strong> under the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture.<\/p>\n<h2>A Transparent and Merit-Based Recruitment Process<\/h2>\n<p>The Commission conducted an open competition in accordance with the principles of transparency, equal opportunity, merit, and professional competence. The selection process comprised three successive stages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A written examination assessing language and drafting skills (coefficient: 4);<\/li>\n<li>A written examination on research, investigation, and documentation in the field of human rights (coefficient: 6);<\/li>\n<li>An oral examination evaluating professional competencies and personal aptitude (coefficient: 10).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Following the calculation of the final weighted scores, the results were as follows:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>First Place \u2013 Michelle Charbel Fares<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Final Score:<\/strong> 14.10\/20<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First written examination: 12.75\/20<\/li>\n<li>Second written examination: 16.00\/20<\/li>\n<li>Oral examination: 13.50\/20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Second Place \u2013 Elena Hassanein Ibrahim<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Final Score:<\/strong> 13.75\/20<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>First written examination: 14.00\/20<\/li>\n<li>Second written examination: 14.00\/20<\/li>\n<li>Oral examination: 13.50\/20<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Based on these results, the Commission has initiated the contractual recruitment procedures for the two successful candidates ranked first and second.<\/p>\n<h2>Michelle Fares: Legal Practice and Access to Justice<\/h2>\n<p>Michelle Fares holds a <strong>Bachelor of Laws<\/strong> from <strong>Al-Hikma University<\/strong> and a <strong>Diploma of Advanced Studies in Business Law<\/strong>. She brings extensive professional experience in litigation, legal counselling, legal research, and access to justice programmes.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2023, she has practised as an <strong>Attorney-at-Law before the Court of Appeal<\/strong>, representing clients before courts and judicial authorities, providing legal opinions, and drafting and reviewing contracts to ensure legal compliance.<\/p>\n<p>She has also worked as a legal researcher and contributed to legal aid programmes implemented in partnership with the <strong>United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)<\/strong>, <strong>UN Women<\/strong>, the <strong>Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)<\/strong>, the <strong>Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH)<\/strong>, and the <strong>Tripoli Bar Association<\/strong>. Her responsibilities included legal case management, beneficiary support, and the organization of legal awareness activities.<\/p>\n<p>Her professional profile is further strengthened by specialized training in <strong>international humanitarian law, legal aid, child protection, domestic violence, cybersecurity, privacy and data protection, legal technology, and artificial intelligence in legal practice<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2>Elena Ibrahim: International Academic Background and Human Rights Research Experience<\/h2>\n<p class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-start=\"12\" data-end=\"454\">Elena Ibrahim holds a <strong data-start=\"34\" data-end=\"62\">Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)<\/strong> and a <strong data-start=\"69\" data-end=\"95\">Master of Laws (LL.M.)<\/strong> from the <strong data-start=\"105\" data-end=\"128\">Lebanese University<\/strong>. She is currently pursuing a <strong data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"203\">Master&#8217;s degree in Human Rights Diplomacy<\/strong> at the <strong data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"251\">Catholic University of Lyon (France)<\/strong>, where she has successfully completed all academic requirements of the programme and is expected to fulfil the remaining graduation requirements in accordance with the University&#8217;s academic regulations.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"456\" data-end=\"1022\">She has developed professional experience in legal research and human rights through her work as a <strong data-start=\"555\" data-end=\"574\">Research Intern<\/strong> at the <strong data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"670\">Arab Center for Education on International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights (ACIHL)<\/strong>. She also served as a <strong data-start=\"693\" data-end=\"712\">Legal Assistant<\/strong> at <strong data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"730\">YAZCONSULT<\/strong>, where she contributed to legal research, contract drafting, litigation preparation, legal case management, and the follow-up of civil and criminal proceedings. In addition, she played a role in developing the use of <strong data-start=\"948\" data-end=\"988\">artificial intelligence applications<\/strong> within the firm&#8217;s legal practice.<\/p>\n<h2>Reserve List Maintained<\/h2>\n<p>In accordance with <strong>Decision No. 3\/2026<\/strong>, the Commission confirmed that the contractual rights of the four successful candidates placed on the reserve list will be preserved according to their ranking:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Nadine Tony Nasrallah<\/strong> \u2013 Third Place (13.55\/20)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lara Farid Zougheib<\/strong> \u2013 Fourth Place (13.25\/20)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Adham Assad El-Khoury<\/strong> \u2013 Fifth Place (13.03\/20)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Jad Kamaleddine Houdroj<\/strong> \u2013 Sixth Place (13.00\/20)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These candidates will remain eligible for recruitment should the necessary financial appropriations become available through the Commission&#8217;s 2027 budget or should any of the positions become vacant beforehand. The results of the competition shall remain valid until the reserve list is exhausted or a new competition is launched.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission reaffirmed that <strong>transparent and merit-based recruitment<\/strong> is a fundamental pillar in building an independent, effective, and credible National Human Rights Institution capable of fulfilling its constitutional and international responsibilities while strengthening public confidence in fair and competitive public recruitment processes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The National Human Rights Commission, including the Committee for the Prevention of Torture (NHRC-CPT), has announced the appointment of Michelle Charbel Fares and Elena Hassanein Ibrahim as Human Rights Researchers following the issuance of Decision No. 3\/2026 of 23 July 2026, declaring the results of the Commission&#8217;s open competition for the recruitment of Human Rights [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7938,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[154],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - 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