Lebanon: Rights Agenda for New Government

By Human Rights Watch

(Beirut) – Lebanon’s new government should prioritize protecting and promoting human rights, accountability, transparency, and the rule of law, Human Rights Watch said today in a letter to new prime minister-designate, Nawaf Salam. The incoming government should enact reforms that guarantee everyone’s rights in Lebanon and ensure accountability for past abuses and violations, judicial independence, and improvement of public services.On January 13, 2025, Lebanon’s president, Joseph Aoun, designated Salam, the former president of the International Court of Justice and Lebanon’s former ambassador…

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