Human Rights Watch Condemns Lebanon and Cyprus
Human Rights Watch announced that the European Union continues to fund Lebanese institutions without monitoring the adherence to fundamental rights, while most of these institutions play a role in the forced deportation of Syrian refugees.
In a new report released by Human Rights Watch on Wednesday, September 4, 2023, it is stated that Syrian refugees trying to reach Cyprus from Lebanon are forcibly returned to their country by Lebanese authorities.
The report emphasizes that despite the European Union’s apparent interest in human rights commitments, European financial aid to Lebanese security agencies for border management continues, while these forces repeatedly deport Syrian refugees illegally and return them to their country.
The organization has described this action as a clear violation of international laws and has reached this conclusion using obtained evidence, including photos, videos, aircraft and boat tracking data, and observations from 16 Syrian refugees who attempted to leave Lebanon.