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Annex IIIThe National mechanisms and institutions that supervise the protection and

promotion of human rights in Lebanon

The Lebanese parliament

• The Parliamentary Human Rights Commission (1994).• The Parliamentary Committee on Women and Children (2000).• The National Human Rights Plan.• The Independent National Commission for Human Rights. (Law Bill)

The council of Ministers

The National Strategy for the Precaution and Protection of Children against All Forms of Violence and Exploitation (prepared by the Higher Council for Childhood and approved by the Council of Ministers on 12/12/2012).• The National Commission for Lebanese Women: Established in 1998 in accordance with the decisions of the Beijing Conference. It involves strategies and action plans concerning Lebanese women in all means, in cooperation with official departments and NGOs.• The Permanent National Authority for the Care of the Elderly: the national reference for all matters related to the issues and affairs of the elderly in Lebanon (Council of Ministers Resolution No. 31 in 17/2/1999 and its amendments. The Minister of Social Affairs decided to reconstitute the Commission No. 1077/1 in 20/8/2010).

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigrants

• Directorate of International Organizations, Conferences and Cultural Relations.• Center for Legal Consultations, Research and Documentation.

Ministry of Justice

National strategy to transferred the authority of prisons administration to the Ministry of Justice: Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 34 dated 07/03/2012.• The law of determining the prison year by nine months: Law No. 216 dated 30/03/2012.

Ministry of Social Affairs

• Family Affairs Department (Women's Affairs Department, Family Affairs Department), Decree No. 5734 of 29/9/1994.• Disability Authority (Disability Rights Insurance Program, National Disability Authority, Model Center for Persons with Disabilities).• Social Welfare Department (Juvenile Protection Department).• The Higher Council for Childhood: established by Cabinet Resolution No. 29 of 01/09/1994. It represents the national framework for the integration of the official and private sectors of childcare and development in accordance with international conventions, especially the Convention on the Rights of the Child.• National program to support the poorest families: The program was launched on 17/10/2011, and aims to help 80,000 Lebanese families (about 400,000 people) from the eligible

groups to build their capacity.• National Program for Adult Education: Decision of the Minister of Social Affairs No. 246/1 dated 8/2/2011.• National project to support mine casualties: established by the Ministry of Social Affairs under Decision No. 1826/1 dated 18/12/2012. It undertakes the task of addressing the social consequences of cluster bombs and mine. It also provides care for the affected families and organizing courses for training and vocational training courses.

Ministry of Labor Follow up the implementation of the International Labor Organization and the Arab Labor Organization conventions, especially the once related to human rights.• National Committee to Combat Child Labor: The Committee was established by Decree No. 5137 dated 01/10/2010 and its task is to combat child labor.• Professional Relations Service (Labor Inspection and Safety Department, Investigation and Labor Affairs Department, Department of Professional Relations and Trade Unions).• General power Department (Vocational Training Department, Family Protection and Associations, Employment Department and Foreign Workers Surveillance Department).• The Child Labor Control Unit (established in October 2001, which is concerned with combating and eliminating child labor gradually and spreading awareness of the dangers of this work).

The Ministry of Education and Higher Education

• Educational Center for Research and Development.• The Specialized Education Unit of the Directorate of counseling and Guidance, which was established by Decision No. 27 / M / 2012.• Committee for activating the rights of persons with disabilities in education (formed in 2002).

Ministry of Interior and Municipalities

Directorate General of Internal Security Forces:1. The Strategic Plan of the Internal Security Forces (2012): It included the vision and priorities of the institution, foremost of which is respect for human rights and public freedoms.2- Human Rights Section in the General Inspectorate of Internal Security Forces (Decree No. 755/2008).3- Special committee to follow up the issue of torture in prisons, eyeglasses, detention centers and investigation in the Internal Security Forces (2010).4. Code of Conduct for the Internal Security Forces: The Code was launched at an official ceremony at the Government Palace in January 2012.• Directorate General of Public Security:5. Division of Organizations and Humanitarian Affairs (in coordination with associations, humanitarian organizations, civil society institutions and international organizations concerned with human rights).6. Organizing courses for military personnel who carry out investigative tasks to train them on how to deal with detainees, especially in terms of compliance with the legal provisions that

sponsor the arrest and interrogation process, as well as respect for the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Ministry of Public Health

The follow-up of mother and child rights and the right to health and life.

Ministry of Culture

Follow up of intellectual property rights, especially the rights of literary and artistic intellectual property, and the right to participate in cultural life.

Ministry of Economy and Trade

Monitoring intellectual property rights, especially industrial and commercial intellectual property.

Ministry of Information

To preserve and protect the right to express opinion, freedom of expression and dissemination of information on human rights and related activities in Lebanon, and to establish, activate and guarantee the work of public and private media institutions, trade unions and associations concerned with public opinion, the press,

Ministry of Youth and Sports

The establishment of sports facilities, support to sports clubs and encouraging sports among youth, children, women and the elderly.

Ministry of Finance

Ensure equality between men and women in benefiting from tax cuts and benefiting from family allowances.

Ministry of Tourism

Monitoring the prohibition of child labor in nightclubs.Provide exemptions for elderly from fees of access to archaeological sites.

National Council for Scientific Research

Encouragement of scientific research in public and private universities and research centers.

Annex IVThe most prominent International Human Rights instruments that Lebanon is a

party of, or studying the possibility of joining.

Notes Date join Date of signature

The most important international charters

For Human rightsAccession joined

03/11/1972edinterinto force23/03/1976Decree No. 3855 dated 01/09/1972

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)New York, 16/12/1966(Entry into force: 23/03/1976)

Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR-OP1)New York, 16/12/1966(Entry into force: 23/03/1976)Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, Aiming at the Abolition of the Death Penalty (ICCPR-OP2)New York, 15/12/1989(Entry into force: 11/07/1991)

Accession joined03/11/1972nto forcei03/01/1976 Decree No. 3855 dated 01/09 /1972

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)New York, 16/12/1966(Entry into force: 03/01/1976)



For Human rightsOptional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR-OP)New York, 10/12/2008(entry into force: 05/05/2013)

Accession:Lebanon had reservation to article 22 concerning ways of resolving disputes concerning the application or interpretation of the agreement, Lebanon believes that every conflict is a party which required the consent of all relevant parties, and it could be transmitted to the International Court of Justice

joined12/11/1971

enteredinto force12/12/1971

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD)New York, 07/03/1966(entry into force: 04/01/1969)Amendment to article 8:New York, 15/01/1992

Accession:Lebanon had reservations on Article 9, paragraph 2, (which guarantees equality between women and men in regard to the nationality of their children), and article 16, paragraph 1 (which requires States parties to take appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against women in all matters relating to marriage and family relations procedures), also reservation on The right to choose a

joined21/04/1997

intered into force06/05/1997

Decree No. 572:date 24/07/1996

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)New York, 18/12/1979(Entry into force: 03/09/1981)Amendment to article 20, paragraph 1: New York, 22/12/1995(Not yet into force)

surname, and article 29, paragraph 1 (concerning ways of resolving disputes between States Parties on the application or interpretation of the Convention).



For Human rightsOptional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (OP-CEDAW)New York, 06/10/1999(Entry into force: 22/12/2000)

Ratification joined 05/10/2005

18/12/2001 United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized CrimeNew York, 15/11/2000(Entry into force: 29/09/2003)

Ratification joined 05/10/2005

Decree No682Date:24/08/2005

09/12/2002 Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized CrimeNew York, 15/11/2000(Entry into force: 25/12/2003)

Ratification joined05/10/2005

26/09/2002 Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized CrimeNew York, 15/11/2000(Entry into force: 28/01/2004)



For Human rightsAccession joined

05/10/2000

entered into force04/11/2000

Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT)New York, 10/12/1984(Entry into force: 26/06/1987) Amendments to Articles 17 (7) and 18 (5) of the Convention.New York, 08/09/1992

Accession:Law No. 12Date: 05/09/2008

joined

22/12/2008

Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (OPCAT)New York, 18/12/2002UN General Assembly Resolution 57/199

Ratification:Lebanon acceded to the amendment to article 43, paragraph 2, of the Convention on the Rights of the Child on 14th of July 2000 (Acceptance) under Law No. 118 on the 25th of October 1999.

joined14/05/1991

entered into force13/06/1991

Law No. 20 Date:30/10/1990

26/01/1990 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)New York, 20/11/1989(Entry into force: 02/09/1990) Amendment to article 34 (2):New York, 12/12/1995(Entry into force: 18/12/2002)

11/02/2002 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Involvement of Children in Armed Conflict (OP-CRC-AC)New York, 25/05/2000(Entry into force: 12/02/2002)



For Human rightsRatificationLaw No. 414Date: 05/06/2002

Joined08/11/2004Access08/12/2004

10/10/2001 إلتفاقية اإلختياري البروتوكولاألطفال بيع بشأن الطفل حقوق

وفي البغاء في األطفال وإستغاللاإلباحية المواد

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography (OP-CRC-SC)New York, 25/05/2000(Entry into force: 18/01/2002)حقوق لحماية الدولية اإلتفاقيةوأعضاء المهاجرين العمال جميعأسرهمInternational Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (ICMW)(New York, 18/12/1990(Entry into force: 01/07/2003)

Lebanon, actively and effectively, participated in the preparation of the text of the Convention; and was nominated among the countries represented by Asia for the membership of the mini-committee, which transcribed the draft resolution in 2004.

14/06/2007 األشخاصذوي حقوق إتفاقيةاإلعاقةConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)New York, 13/12/2006(entry into force: 03/05/2008)

14/06/2007 إلتفاقية اإلختياري البروتوكولاإلعاقة األشخاصذوي حقوق

Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (OP-CRPD)New York, 13/12/2006(Entry into force: 03/05/2008)

06/02/2007 جميع لحماية الدولية اإلتفاقيةالقسري اإلختفاء األشخاصمن

International Convention for

the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance (CPED)New York, 20/12/2006(Entry into force: 23/12/2010)



For Human rightsRatification Joined

19/02/1963

Deposit of documents conclusion27/10/1964

مجال في التمييز مكافحة إتفاقيةالتعليمConvention Against Discrimination in Education(Adopted by the General Conference of UNESCO in Paris on 14/12/1960)Paris, 14/12/1960(Entry into force: 22/05/1962)

الالجئين بوضع تتعلق إتفاقيةConvention Relating to the Status of RefugeesGeneva, 28/07/1951(entry into force: 22/04/1954)بوضع المتعلق البروتوكولالالجئينProtocol Relating to the Status of RefugeesNew York, 31/01/1967(entry into force: 04/10/1967)بقمع الخاصة الدولية اإلتفاقية

العنصري الفصل جريمة ومعاقبةInternational Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of ApartheidNew York, 30/11/1973(entry into force: 18/07/1976)

07/11/1986 الفصل لمناهضة الدولية اإلتفاقيةالرياضية األلعاب في العنصري

International Convention Against Apartheid in SportsNew York, 10/12/1985(entry into force: 03/04/1988)

Ratification joined17/12/1953

30/12/1949 اإلبادة جريمة منع إتفاقيةعليها والمعاقبة الجماعية

Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of GenocideParis, 09/12/1948(Entry into force: 12/01/1951)

Annex V

The regional Human Rights covenant to which Lebanon is a party of

Notes Date join Date of signature Regional treatiesIssued by the Conference of Foreign Ministers of the Islamic States in Cairo on 05/08/1990, it is a guiding document that does not require ratification.

05/08/1990 The Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam

Adopted by the Arab Summit in Tunis (Session 16) by Resolution No. 270,date: 23/05/2004.

Joined08/05/2001Entered into force:07/07/2011Law NO. 1Date:05/07/2008

25/09/2006 The Arab Charter on Human Rights

Annex VIThe Highlighted International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions on human

rightsTo which Lebanon has joined or is still considering accession in the future

Notes Date of joining Date of signature Highlighted the ILO conventions on human rights

Ratification:Legislative Decree

No. 70 of 25/06/19977

Joined in 01/06/1977

العمل إتفاقيةالجبري

Convention Concerning Forced or Compulsory Labour (ILO no. 29)Geneva, 22/06/1930(Entry into force: 01/05/1932)

The Ministry of Labor has prepared

a draft law authorizing the Government to accede to this Convention.

Decree No. 8530 of 20/07/2012.

الحرية إتفاقيةحق وحماية النقابية

التنظيمFreedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention (ILO no. 87)Geneva, 09/07/1948(entry into force: 04/07/1950)


No. 70 of 25/06/1977

Joined01/06/1977

التنظيم حق إتفاقية والمفاوضةالجماعية

Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention (ILO no. 98)Geneva, 01/07/1949(Entry into force: 18/07/1951)


No. 70 of 25/06/1977

Joined01/06/1977

المساواة إتفاقيةاألجور في

Equal Remuneration Convention (ILO

no. 100)Geneva, 29/06/1951

(entry into force: 23/05/1953


No. 70 of 25/06/1977

Joined01/06/1977

العمل إلغاء إتفاقيةالجبري

Abolition of Forced Labour Convention (ILO no. 105)Geneva 25/06/1957(Entry into force: 17/01/1959)


No. 70 of 25/06/1977

Joined01/06/1977

في التمييز إتفاقيةوالمهنة اإلستخدام

Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention (ILO no. 111)Geneva 25/06/1958(Entry into force: 15/06/1960

Ratification (cont’)Legislative Decree

No. 70 of 25/06/1977

Joined01/06/1977

سياسة إتفاقيةالعمالة

Employment Policy Convention (ILO no. 122)Geneva 09/07/1964(Entry into force: 09/07/1965)

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Notes Date of joining Date of signature Highlighted the ILO conventions on human rights

Lebanon joined this agreement under

Law No. 400 dated 05/06/2002.

The minimum age for employment in

Lebanon is 14 years old.

Joined:10/03/2003

األدنى الحد إتفاقيةاألطفال عمل لسن

Minimum Age Convention for Admission to Employment and Work (ILO no. 138)Geneva 26/06/1973(Entry into force: 19/06/1976)

The Lebanese government decided to refer a draft law to the parliament for approval to accede to the Convention (Cabinet Decision dated 09/05/2014)

المشاورات إتفاقيةمعايير ( الثالثية( الدولية العملTripartite Consultation (International Labour Standards) Convention (ILO no. 144)Geneva 21/06/1976(Entry into force: 16/05/1978)السالمة إتفاقية

المهنيتين والصحةConvention Concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment (ILO no. 155)Geneva 22/06/1981(Entry into force: 11/08/1983)

Joined11/09/2001

190التوصية أسوأ حظر بشأنعمل أشكال

واإلجراءات األطفالللقضاء الفورية عليهاRecommendation 190 Concerning the Prohibition

and Immediate Action for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child LabourGeneva 17/06/1999

Annex VIISelections from the Code of Conduct of Internal Security Forces

Source: Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces, Code of Conduct for Internal Security Forces. United Nations: Office

of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Beirut, 2011.

The security forces are committed to:Professional Duty: ...

• To maintain the security and order, protect public freedoms, ensure the application of laws and regulations, ensure the public safety and preserve the public and private properties.• Respect of human dignity and protection of human rights.

Neutrality: ...• Deal equally and fairly with everyone during the implementation of the law.• It is prohibited to exercise racial, ethnic, sectarian or territorial discrimination, or on the basis of national origin, sex, age, social status or any other basis.

Behaviour:…• Refrains from any act of torture and cruel treatments, or inhuman and degrading treatments, or the ignorance or encouragement of application of such treatments during the course of investigations• Takes into account the situation of people with special needs and victims.

Protection of the rights of suspects and detainees: ...• It is prohibited to detain the freedom of any person except in accordance with the law.• The suspect or plaintiff shall be immediately informed of his rights under article 47 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and the procedure shall be documented in the record, and the period of detention shall be complying with the rules as provided by law.• Adopts legal methods and scientific techniques during interrogation without the option of any inhumane methods.• Ensures the medical access and essential needs of the people detained in the centers of the security forces and take immediate measures to do so.• Facilitates interviews of detainees and their families or legal representatives or representatives of consulates of their countries, if they were foreigners, in accordance with the law.• In case a juvenile was brought to investigation, his/her family, guardian or responsible shall be immediately informed, if possible, and works on separating them (juveniles) from other detainees, and treat them in a thoughtful way and are not handcuffed except in exceptional cases.

And there was mentioned in the code of conduct, under the title the behaviour:“5-2 during duty, security forces must avoid all types of aggression that is not necessary, and shall not exercises any type of torture or human degrading treatment or condoning it, especially to intimidate or force a person to extract a confession about a crime or to provide information about it(Convention against Torture adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 10/12/1984, ratified by the parliament under Law No. 185 dated 24/05/2000 and Article V of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and article VII of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and article 225 of law No. 17 of 06/09/1990 and article 401 of the Penal Code)

And relying on scientific techniques with the help of the offices of the Department of Scientific Investigation (DNA analysis - fingerprint comparison - line emulation ...) ”

It is also stated in the explanatory note to the Code of Conduct under the title of Rights of Suspects and Detainees:"8.1 Everyone has the right to liberty and individual security. No one shall be subjected to detention or Arbitrary arrest or exile or deprivation of liberty except in accordance with the (Article 8 of the Lebanese Constitution and Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights). Any employee who violates the liberty of a person shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of article 367 of the Penal Code."8.2 Security forces shall inform the suspect or plaintiff immediately upon his detention of his rights stipulated in article 47 of the Criminal Procedure Code No. 328 of 02/08/2001:

7 - Contact a member of his family or the employer or a lawyer of his choice or one of his relatives.8. Interview with a lawyer appointed by a statement, and to document on the record without the need of organizing agency.9 - The use of translator on oath, if he does not understand the Arabic language.10 – submit a direct request or through his agent or family members to the Attorney General to presenting him to a doctor for examination.

And everything must be documented in the record.

"8.3 The security force members shall apply the principle of presumption of innocence that every defendant is innocent until proven guilty by the court (Article 11 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), take into account the special needs of witnesses and ensure that all persons in their custody are treated in a human and dignified manner. And, emphasizing on the non-use of violence or pressure as a method of investigation, whatever was the type of the crimes attributed to them, and the reliance on the legal methods and scientific techniques in obtaining confessions or to prove the commission of the offense (Article 401 of the Penal Code, General Comment No. 31/204, p. 4 dated 10/02/1996).

"8.4 The security force members shall take the necessary measures to protect the health and safety of the arrested persons and to provide them with the necessary medical care whenever necessary; to facilitate their interview with their relatives and to provide them with the necessary needs in accordance with the laws in force.

"8-5. The security force members shall immediately inform the family, guardian or the responsible, if it is possible, when a juvenile was caught in act of a criminal offense, and Contact authorized social representative and invite him to attend the investigation. The investigation may not begin unless authorized social representative is present. The security force members must treat the juvenile in human manner and no use of violence or verbal abuse. As well as the removal of iron handcuffs from his hands while listening to his testimony and allowing him to sit and separate him immediately from all other adult detainees. (Article 34 of Law No. 422 of 06/06/2002 Protection of Juveniles in Violation of Law or at Risk and General Memorandum No. 207/204, No. 4 dated 11 October 1999) ».

Annex VIIIPrisons in Lebanon (2011)

Source: Ministry of Interior and Municipalities, Comprehensive National Report on Prison Conditions in Lebanon: Conclusions and Recommendations 2011.

Beirut, 2011.

Number of single rooms

Number of rooms

(cells)

Area (m2)

Capacity (person)

name prison location The province

1 8 1037,60 80 Berber Khazen (women)

Beirut Beirut

2 5 550,00 50 Baabda (women) Baabda Mount Lebanon

1 2 367,62 62 Aley Aley171 rooms (Building

A)171 rooms (Building

B)171 rooms (Building

D)6 large

rooms in central

building

3470,00 3000 Central Prison Roumieh

12 1530,00 270 Juvenile Correctional Center (Males)

Roumieh

3 564,00 5 Institute of Minority Reform (Observatory House)

Dahr El Bacheq

2 231,00 24 Byblos ByblosDeir al-Qamar

Jdeidet el- MatnDamour

6 16 3200,00 350 Tripoli (men) Tripoli North4 11 2419,00 135 Tripoli (women) Tripoli

Saraya Tripoli Tripoli1 4 367,54 56 Zgharta Zgharta2 2 348,00 50 Amioun Amioun1 3 342,70 45 Batroun Batroun

Sir El Danniyeh

DoumaAl-

Qoubaiyat1 6 677,00 75 Halba Halba Akkar2 4 621,00 70 Nabatieh Nabatieh Nabatieh3 1 454,60 55 Jezzine Jezzine

3 440,41 59 Tebnine Tebnine- - 112,00 - Bint Jbeil (not in

use)Bint Jbeil

HasbayaMarjayounSidon South

1 5 386,60 70 Tyre Tyre6 24 956,65 325 Zahlé (men) Zahlé Beqaa1 3 501,00 34 Zahlé (women) Zahlé1 3 536,00 71 Joub Jannine Joub

Jannine1 4 261,37 50 Rashaya Rashaya4 4 534,60 45 Baalbek Baalbek Baalbek

Hermel- - - - Ras Baalbek

(closed)Ras

Baalbek

Annex IXPrisoners and detainees in prisons under the supervision of

The Directorate General of Internal Security Forces2010 - 2015 (*) until 31/08/2015)

Source: Ministry of Justice, Prison Directorate: Prison Administration Program "Bassem".

First: Total number of prisoners

Number of prisoners / year

201020112012201320142015(*)

the number894881921137810217119617352

Second: The distribution of prisoners according to the duration of the sentence


201020112012201320142015(*)

Juvenile (less than two months)

362055553522

Juvenile (2 to 6 months)

1710121275

Juvenile (7 to 12 months)

553360

Juvenile (1 to 3 years)

414422


001100


000100

Men (without two months)

19611323251017362117876

Men (2 - 6 months)5555058777071092512Men (7-12 months)272288381395507167Men (1-3 years)349372459496529213Men (3-5 years)30123527125517463Men (5 - 10 years)897277615415Men (10 - 20 years)22136432Men (Lifetime)122145Men (Execution)531121

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201020112012201320142015(*)

Women (less than two months)

6914828518416376

Women (2-6 months)2150104939443Women (7-12 months)

21316241513

Women (1-3 years)4121415133Women (3-5 years)482571Women (5-10 years)120110Women (Lifetime)010000Total371830835080410448252029

Third: Detainees in prisons and detention centers

Number of detainees / year

201020112012201320142015(*)

Juvenile (less than 15 days)

1611361231049957

Juvenile (15 - 30 days)

786032485441

Juvenile (1-3 months)

1139510510910857

Juvenile (3-6 months)

464245504436

Juvenile(6-12 months)

15142018221

Minors (less than 15 days)

876462

Minors (15- 30 days)251312Minors (girls) (1-3 months)

325501

Minors (girls) (3 – 6 months)

333132

Minors (girls) (6-12 months)

101020

Men (less than 15 days)

130513661862178118441260

Men (15 - 30 days)6425359468561040739Men (1-3 months)98210311402144817351226Men (3 - 6 months)517562838878930879Men (6-12 months)329308529560701276Women (less than 15 days)

4410212911311574

Women (15-30 days)145152526141Women (1-3 months)466572888676Women (3-6 months)283536455446Women (6-12 months)

181926343413

Total435744386233619769394840

Fourth: the number of prisoners according to the type of offense

1. Theft:Number of prisoners / year

201020112012201320142015(*)

Juveniles260246251220210123Minors (girls)425474Men165118762861257927211685Women77171176159151130Total199222953293296230891942

2. Intentionally harming others


201020112012201320142015(*)


3. Unintentional crimes and harming Number of prisoners / year

201020112012201320142015(*)


4. Intentional murder:Number of prisoners / year

201020112012201320142015(*)


5. Drug cases:


201020112012201320142015(*)


6. Rape Number of prisoners / year

201020112012201320142015(*)

Total596389719264

Fifth: Judgments according to inmates in prisons(2010 – 2015(*))

Type of judgment/ convictedJuvenileMenWomenTotalDrop of the public right charges249827527To be satisfied with the duration of the arrest

16241715064839

Innocence231559681650Repair measure143-17Measure discipline61-7Imprisonment9275091757776Imprisonment and fines551008875610899Until healing-12214Lifetime sentence-1375142Execution-73174Total35424051154025945

Sixth: Deaths in prisons (since the beginning of the prisons establishment until 31/08/2015)

MenWomenTotal1033106

1

1 (*) Until the date of 31.08.2015

Annex XDetainees at the General Directorate of Public Security

(2005 - 2015)

Detainees whom actions have bees taken against themSource: Directorate General of Public Security.

Year / procedure

DeportationTransformReleaseTotal

200549791909158484722006338416743086814420074185191122538349200837101667236877452009372314272268741820105251201722229490201140741497277683472012435716814170102082013409316986877126682014412831511008717366

2015 (Until 30/09/2015)

28872542669112120

Total447712117444382110327

Detainees for various reasons and for different periods according to nationalities (2005 - 2015)

Source: Directorate General of Public Security

Country of Nationality

Number of detainees


Number of detainees

Country of nationality

Number of detainees

Ethiopia9506Uzbekistan8Bulgaria19Eritrea106Uganda7Bangladesh5891Jordan732Ukraine107Burkina

Faso61

Armenia26Iran188Peru17Australia24Italia16Belarus24Central Africa

6Pakistan230Boys43

Afghanistan25Bahrain16Turkey405Germany46Brazil14Chad40

The United Arab

Emirates

25Belgium8Tanzania38

Indonesia66


Number of detainees


Number of detainees


Number of detainees

Togo123Ghana174Madagascar334Tunisia107Guinea10Egypt9404Algeria96France54Morocco152Georgia19Palestine1079Mexico9Denmark18Venezuela14United

kingdom61

The Dominican

20Vietnam16Moldova40

Rwanda12Philippines4466Mauritania6Russia53Cyprus11Nepal471

Romania18Diameter14Niger22Cote

d'Ivoire115Cameroon191Nigeria210

Saudi Arabia

170Kazakhstan6India1473

Sultanate of Oman

11Canada31Holland17

Senegal57Korea7United States

79

Sudan7204Colombia10Yemen62Syria39379Congo

Brazzaville49Greece10

Sweden53Kuwait89Other nationality

(from countries

with fewer than 5

persons)

86

Switzerland8Kenya328Double nationality

1575

Sierra Leone

27Lebanon12318Palestinian refugees

6746

Sri Lanka5017Libya25Other Nationalities (Bedouins,

Arab Travelers...)

210

Somalia164Liberia22Under study395China70Financial15Undisclosed

record (Lebanon,

Syria, Egypt)

1520

Iraq3474Malaysia23Anonymous11Total115754

Annex XIDetainees in the prisons of the Ministry of National Defense

(2008 - 2015)Source: Al-Akhbar Newspaper, Issue 2714, Tuesday, 13/10/2015, pp. 6 and 7?????

Year / action taken

Number of detainees

Number of reallocated to specialized authorities

Number (?????)

2008286134200911364172010103237420119063692012848465201313095392014182610262015

(Until 30/09/2015)2030885

Annex XIIPresentation of some steps taken by the Lebanese authorities to ensure

respect of the rights of detainees, convicts and prisoners(1994 - 2015)

1994 Establishment of the Human Rights Committee in the Parliament

2001 Law No. 328 of August 2, 2001 on Criminal Procedure (Including special articles on the respect of innocence presumption and the rights of detainees and the stating the duration of detention, non-coercion during interrogation), amended by the Law No. 359 of 16/8/2001, which abolishes Law No. 328 dated to 18/9/1948).

2002 The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces circulated the rights of suspects to all detention and interrogation centers (These rights include: the right to a telephone call with a person chosen by the detainee, interviewing a lawyer appointed by the detainee, without an organized agency, applying for medical examination, informing the detainee of his rights, etc.).

2007 The Council of Ministers issued Resolution 91/2007 on the approval of the construction of an additional building in Roumieh prison, which accommodates 240 people; to be completed in 2014.

2007 The rights of suspects and plaintiffs in the Code of Criminal Procedure have been circulated to all the Internal Security Forces centers in Lebanon in Arabic, French and English.

2008 Establishment of the Human Rights Section in the General Inspectorate of the Internal Security Forces, whose mission is to spread the knowledge of human rights among security forces members and to work to prevent violations of these rights.

2009 A working group was established in the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces to prepare a strategic plan that takes into account international human rights standards and identified the priorities of the Directorate General of Internal Security Forces for the next period with respect of human rights and the protection of freedoms. The plan has also defined the vision of the institution to meet citizens’ expectations and gain their confidence.

2009 The Council of Ministers has issued Resolution No. 12/2009 on the approval of the construction of two new prisons; the first in the North and the second in the South, each accommodating 650 people. (This was not accomplished because of the lack of funding).

2009 In December 2009, the Ministry of National Defense has established the Office of International Law and Human Rights in the Lebanese Army Command, which is responsible for disseminating and teaching the principles of international humanitarian and human rights law in the Lebanese Army.

2010 The Ministry of Justice has issued in June 2010 with the technical assistance of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) "Guide to inspecting

Lebanese prisons" prepared by Dr. Omar Nashaba.

2010 The Establishment of the "Special Committee to follow up the subject of torture in prisons, eyeglasses, detention centers and interrogation in the Internal Security Forces".

2011 The Ministry of Internal affairs and Municipalities has issued a book entitled of the "Comprehensive National Report on Prison Conditions in Lebanon: Conclusions and Recommendations of 2011".

2011 The Ministry of Justice issued in November 2011 with the technical assistance of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) "Manual on the Implementation of Penalties" Law No. 463/2002, as amended by Law 183/2011.

2012 The Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces issued a booklet entitled: «Code of Conduct for Internal Security Forces». The booklet specified the legal and ethical standards to be complied with, and which expose ISF elements to disciplinary and judicial prosecution when breached. (Started in late 2014, the Code was amended and developed in coordination with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in the Middle East (UNOHCHR) in Beirut to cope with local legislations and international standards in all matters relating to human rights.

2012 The Ministry of Interior and Municipalities requested the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces and the General Directorate of Public Security on 22/2/2012 to report on the allegations of torture in its segments, which includes the current situations and proposals on how to stop it.

2012 The Council of Ministers issued Resolution No. 34 dated 7/3/2012, which adopted the national strategy to transfer the authority of the prison administration to the Ministry of Justice. A judge has been assigned the task of organizing the Directorate of Prisons and developing the necessary legal texts, and appended 35 judicial assistants to justice to be established in prisons to facilitate the trial and review the order.

2012 The House of parliament has passed Law No. 216 dated 30/3/2012 under the title: « Defining the prison year by nine months».

2012 The launching of the National Human Rights Plan (2014-2019) on 10/12/2012. The plan address many issues, many issues like: "The origins of investigation and arrest", "torture and inhuman treatment", "prisons and places of detention", etc.

2012 The Ministry of Justice issued a technical report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) with funding from the European Union (EU) with the title: "The situation of inmates in prisons in figures: 2010-2012", prepared by Judge Maroun Abu Jouda, under the project "Developing Criminal Justice in Lebanon".2013 The Minister of Justice announced on 8/4/2013 the completion of the construction of a special building for a large court within the prison of Roumieh to try

hundreds of those who have been designated as Islamic detainees and defendants whom are responsible for the events of 2007-2008, the decision of the judicial investigation has been taken against them, and trials will be proceedings. He also announced the construction of four new prisons. He also announced the construction of four new prisons.

2013 Establishment of a Division for the Organizations of Humanitarian Affairs of the General Directorate of Public Security. Its mission is to cooperate and coordinate with international organizations, non-governmental organizations and civil society institutions working in the field of human rights.

2014 The Parliamentary Human Rights Committee and the Administration and Justice Committee of the House of Parliament have adopted on 08/04/2014 a proposal for the establishment of the National Independent Commission for Human Rights (NHRI). It also includes the formation of an independent permanent national committee for the prevention of torture (NPM).

2014 A unified system of complaints against members of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) has been approved for torture charges. It was officially launched from the headquarters of the Internal Security Forces in the presence of representatives of embassies and donors in Lebanon, as well as non-governmental organizations working in the field of human rights. Moreover, It was circulated to all elements of the internal security forces and published on the website of the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) www.isf.gov.lb , in order to alleviate the burden of those who wish to file a complaint against the elements and in accordance with the principle of transparency and objectivity.

2014 On 16/06/2014, the Minister of Interior and Municipalities set the cornerstone for the building of prisoners with security specialty in Roumieh prison. The building was completed in mid-2015.

2014 A major trial courtroom was set up in the locale of the Roumieh prison to speed up trials on important cases.

2014 The Lebanese Army Command inaugurated a special training course for officers, officers’ doctors and civilian doctors, who are contracted with the army and in charge of military prison. The course included several topics example:Minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners, medical care standards in prevention and treatment, ethics and behaviors of the profession to protect prisoners and the relationship with the outside.

2014 The Army Command formed a permanent committee to verify allegations of torture received from international organizations and any violations or abuses of international humanitarian law in the military and to visit military prisons.

2015 Special training for physicians in the Internal Security Forces was conducted in coordination with EU experts and Lebanese experts on the use of the Istanbul Protocol of the investigation and documentation of cases of torture.2015 The General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces (ISF) renewed on 21/08/2015 the office of the human rights department at the central prison in

http://www.isf.gov.lb/

Roumieh. The office was headed by an officer from the human rights department at the General Inspectorate of Internal Security Forces.

2015 The General Directorate of Public Security, supported by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), has established new custody center for detainees, including a set of 25 square meters of prefabricated rooms with a square-meter window, multiple toilets, separate shower areas, ready rooms for the clinical use and a restaurant for the detainees.

2015 The International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights Office in the Lebanese Army Command has been transferred to a Directorate with new tasks, including review of complaints and allegations of torture and all violations of international humanitarian law and human rights law in the army. Verification and correction of the violation plus conduct visits to prisons of the Ministry of National Defense to ensure Conditions of detainees, conditions of detention and see to what extent human rights are respected.

2015 The Minister of Justice and the Ambassador of Italy to Lebanon signed on 28/09/2015 an agreement to improve the conditions of prisons in Lebanon with funding from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy. The agreement is expected to be implemented within the framework of cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in Beirut by October 2016. The agreement includes the improvement of nutrition, health and hygiene system and assisting prisoners suffering from mental illness. It also provide better care for the 300 Syrian juveniles in the Roumieh prison.

Over the past few years, the Lebanese judiciary has issued judgments against a number of members of the judicial police who have been accused of torture in detention centers.

~ The House of parliament is discussing a bill to amend the Penal Code to add articles that criminalize torture and considers that all statements made as a result of any violent practice can not be used as evidence in trials.

Notes:• The Ministry of Justice website has a special place for complaints.• The Ministry of the Interior and Municipalities has set up a complaint fund

submitted by citizens.• The website of the General Directorate of the Internal Security Forces has telephone

and e-mail numbers to file complaints against members of the security forces.• The Information Division at the Directorate General of the Internal Security Forces

has a telephone number and an e-mail to file complaints from citizens regarding elements of the Internal Security Forces.

• The website of the General Directorate of Public Security has a special place for complaints.

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