Lebanon: Unacceptable lack of justice, truth and reparation three years after Beirut blast

By Amnesty International

Ahead of the three-year anniversary of the catastrophic explosion in Beirut’s port that killed at least 235 people and damaged more than half of the city, Aya Majzoub, Amnesty International’s Deputy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said: “The Lebanese authorities have had three years to investigate what caused the devastating explosion in […] The post Lebanon: Unacceptable lack of justice, truth and reparation three years after Beirut blast appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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