Supporting Victims of Enforced Disappearance

Organisation:

Lebanese Centre for Human Rights (CLDH)

Overall Objective:

Truth and Reconciliation

Type of Activity:

Advocacy

Geographic Target:

Nationwide

Status:

Completed

Type of Organisation:

LNGO

Initiative's Approach:

Truth-seeking

Target Group:

Government Institutions

Launched in:

2002

Description:

In 2002, the Lebanese Centre for Human Rights (CLDH) supported the organization of a conference in collaboration with a regional coalition of 24 NGOs established in 2001 to deal with enforced disappearance in the region. The conference was held in Barcelona, Lebanon, Algeria and Morocco. In addition, CLDH worked on the project khitat al-a’mal lel-Ekhfa’ al-kasri (Action Plan to Deal with Enforced Disappearance), in which they supported the lobbying activity of the NGOs’ coalition working on enforced disappearance, including the Committee of Families of the Kidnapped and Disappeared in Lebanon, Support of the Lebanese in Detention and Exile (SOLIDE), Legal Agenda, Act for the Disappeared, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ) for over 2 years.

Resources:

http://www.rightsobserver.org/