Lebanon: Landmark Shura Council decision must mark a turning point in ending impunity for torture

By Amnesty International

Reacting to a decision by the State Shura Council, Lebanon’s highest administrative court, ordering the government to pay actor Ziad Itani a sum of 480 million Lebanese Liras (approximately 5,360USD) in reparations as a result of harm done to him by the Lebanese authorities through their failure to prohibit, prevent and adequately investigate his allegations […] The post Lebanon: Landmark Shura Council decision must mark a turning point in ending impunity for torture appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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