The Right to Truth - The Lebanese State Council

Organisation: 
Lebanese State Council
Type of Organisation: 
Local Government
Launched in: 
2014
Description: 
In March 2014, under relentless pressure of the Committee of the Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared and other NGOs, the Lebanese State Council issued a ruling that recognised the right to know the truth for the families of victims of enforced disappearance. It committed the Lebanese Government to provide a complete copy of the investigation report carried out by the Government-appointed Official Commission of Inquiry in 2000. Indeed, this report did not reveal the fate of a single person among the disappeared.
Overall Objective: 
Truth-seeking and right to know
Initiative's Approach: 
Missing persons
Type of Activity: 
Legal support
Target Group: 
Victim Groups
Geographic Area: 
Nationwide
Status: 
Completed