January 1, 1970
Lebanon’s Refugee and Asylum Legal Framework
December 8, 2022

Given the complex and opaque legal framework for refugees and asylum seekers in Lebanon, and the fact that Syria is still considered unsafe by human rights organizations, the situation of returnees must be closely monitored to protect them against forced or coerced returns.

January 1, 1970
Bringing “Loss and Damage” to MENA 
November 9, 2022

While the concept of loss and damage financing is far from novel, the recent momentum in…

A decade after the Assad regime silenced the mass peaceful demonstrations with brute military force across…


Almost two years since one of the world’s largest non-nuclear explosions destroyed the Beirut port and…

This brief delves into some of the primary issues affecting and implicating the country’s religious minorities,…