National Coalition on the Rights of the Child in Lebanon The Fourth and Fifth Alternative Report on the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Lebanon Introduction


Recommendation 137: Approving the Lebanese child law which is still a draft law in the Higher Council for Childhood to enhance the protection of vulnerable children



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Recommendation 137: Approving the Lebanese child law which is still a draft law in the Higher Council for Childhood to enhance the protection of vulnerable children.

Recommendation 138:Amendment of article No. 33 of law 2002/422 for the protection of juveniles, its second and third paragraphs regarding the unification of the processes of review of the decision issued by ordinary courts and the juvenile court to define the sanction and appeal it, the ordinary courts shall refer their decision, directly and immediately after issuing it, to the juvenile court in order to determine the appropriate sanction and measures.

Recommendation 139: Amending article 3 by adding a new paragraph stating that juveniles shall be separated during arrest, detention and imprisonment according to their nationality, age and the nature of their crimes.

Recommendation 140: Amending article 2 by adding a new paragraph stating the necessity of separating juveniles who are under precautionary arrest and condemned juveniles from adults in the places of detention and during arrest.

Recommendation 141: Imposing a sanction on the custodians and guardians of juveniles when it's proven their responsibility and role in the juvenile's delinquency.

Recommendation 142: Issuing executive decrees regarding the establishment of a reform school as stipulated by law 2002/422 and the regulatory decree on the establishment of a reform school for minor girls.

Recommendation 143: Emphasizing with competent ministries on the necessity of respecting and implementing law 2002/422 for the protection of juveniles, especially in terms of the rights of juveniles, and the necessity of respecting the implementation of the juvenile law by helping juveniles avoid, as much as possible, investigations and trials and keeping them away from the cycle of crime and punishment.

Recommendation 144: Emphasizing that judicial police officers should adhere to law 422/2002 especially respecting the protections accorded to juveniles, as well as working on increasing the number of individuals engaged in the guarding of juveniles and preparing them, both theoretically and practically, to deal with them.

Recommendation 145: Activating the role of judicial inspection, especially in terms of arrest delays and setting up complaint boxes related to judicial inspection in the places of arrest and detention of juveniles.

Recommendation 146: Establishing a special mechanism to transport juveniles, especially female juveniles, to avoid housing them with adults.

Recommendation 147: Preparing special rooms and places for the detention and arrest of juveniles.

Recommendation 148: Working on separating adult female prisoners from juvenile female prisoners in the places of arrest, detention and trial.

Recommendation 149: Activating the legal aid system and supporting Tripoli and Beirut Bar Associations in ensuring necessary funds.

Recommendation 150: Activating and establishing a monitoring and accountability system for the advocates who were assigned by both bar associations to plead and defend juveniles within the legal aid system.

Recommendation 151: Working on ensuring a specialized staff capable of dealing with juveniles in rehabilitation and detention centers, maintaining contact and communication between the minor and his family, establishing appeal offices for juveniles in order to follow up their status and rights and monitor adherence to international principles and conventions, preparing periodic reports thereof, as well as ensuring appropriate health services for juveniles in general and female juveniles in particular.

Sixth: children in armed conflicts



  1. About half of the population in Lebanon are children including Lebanese children, Palestine refugees in Lebanon and Palestine refugees from Syria, as well as refugees from Syria who seek asylum in Lebanon. They are exposed to additional factors and risks including child labour, sexual exploitation, negligence and recruitment by Lebanese political parties and factions working in the camps. With regard to the status of children, the UN Refugee Agency has noticed another important challenge to be confronted by unschooled refugee children, given that they are more vulnerable to be recruited by the armed groups in Syria.71

  2. While facing the repercussions of the new security reality, the Higher Council for Childhood worked together with competent ministries, international organizations and nongovernmental institutions (internal security forces, public security, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Education and Higher Education, UNICEF) on the development of a national work plan for the protection of children in armed conflict in Lebanon, approved by the minister of social affairs on 19 August 2014. This plan aims at conducting a legal review for the approval of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflicts, as well as establishing coordination and awareness mechanisms, building capabilities and suggesting a rehabilitation and reintegration program.72

Recommendation 152: Approval of the protocol of the involvement of children in armed conflicts signed since 2007.

Recommendation 153: Implementing the national work plan for the protection of children in armed conflicts and ensuring budget allocation to it especially in respect of rehabilitation and reintegration programs.

1 World Food Programme, Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian in Lebanon-Preliminary results, 2015

2 Lebanese Republic, UN, Lebanon Crisis Response Plan, 2015-2016, 2014

3 UNHCR, Lebanon Global Appeal, 2014-2015, 2014

4 UNRWA, Syria regional crisis, emergency appeal 2015, 2014

5 International Monetary Fund, IMF Lebanon Country Report, 2014

7 UNISDR, Making Lebanon Resilient, Achieving Disaster Risk Reduction in the Arab States, Good Practice Country Brief, 2012

8 Child Rights Situation Analysis, Save the Children Lebanon, 2015

9 Child Rights Situation Analysis, Save the Children Lebanon, 2015

10 Idem

11 Daily Star, ‘Lebanon’s Government will not pass draft budget’, Beirut, 6 March 2012

12 Lebanese Republic, National Budget, 2005

13 Human Rights Watch, Lebanon Report, 2015

14 Lebanese Republic, Lebanon Crisis Response Plan, (2015-2016), 2015

15Child Rights Situation Analysis, Save the Children Lebanon, 2015


16Child Rights Situation Analysis, Save the Children Lebanon, 2015

17SCL 2015 CRSA, Page 43

18Child Rights Situation Analysis, Save the Children Lebanon, 2015

19 Idem

20 UNHCR, 2014, Lebanon Syria Situation Statelessness Monthly Update, UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency

21Hallani, M (2016). “ Stateless Children “ deprived of their rights, El-Sharq Online

22Convening of the Minor and the Adult before Justice – Lawyer FahmiKarama - Social Movement

23Ouis, Pernilla, Situation Analysis of Honour Violence, Early Marriages and Sexual Abuse in Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Yemen, The International Journal of Children’s Rights, 2009

24 UNHCR, Syria Refugee Response, UNHCR Lebanon achievement at a glance, 2015

25 CPWG, Child Protection in Emergencies, Rapid Needs Assessment, Lebanon, 2013

26 UNHCR, Refugees from Syria: Lebanon, 2015

27 Ibid

28



29Child Rights Situation Analysis, Save the Children Lebanon, 2015

30 ALEF,2015, The Situation of Human Rights in Lebanon : Annual Report 2015

31 Amnesty International, Lebanon: Torture Allegations in Wake of Sidon Armed Clashes, 09July

32Child Rights Situation Analysis, Save the Children Lebanon, 2015

33Child Rights Situation Analysis, Save the Children Lebanon, 2015

34 Idem

35 CAS, Children in Lebanon, 2013

36Child Rights Situation Analysis, Save the Children Lebanon, 2015

37 Inter-Agency Coordination Lebanon, Meeting, November 2015

38 These include the Lebanese Physically Handicapped Union (LPHU), Sesobel, The Lebanese Autism Society (LAS), IDRAAC, Younbou and others.

39 Save the Children, CRSA 2008, Handicap International Representative, Personal Interview, 21 April 2008

40 Inter-Agency Coordination Lebanon, Meeting, November 2015

41UPR Lebanon Alternative report, 2015, page 11.

42UPR Lebanon Alternative report, 2015, page 11

43 BankMed, ‘ Analysis of Lebanon’s education sector ‘, p.4, retrieved from: http://www.bankmed.com.lb/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=_VZglkH-7-s%3D&portalid=0

44UNDP in the Parliament, ‘ Fighting against corruption in education, health and water sectors’, 2013, p.11

45Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, “Education system in Lebanon”, February 27, 2015, retrieved from: http://www.heart-resources.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/HEART-Helpdesk-Report-Education-in-Lebanon-FOR-WEB.pdf

46 UNESCO, ‘EFA Global Monitoring Report : Education For All 2000-2015 Achievements & Challenges ‘, 2015

47 UNHCR, ‘ Barriers to education for Syrian children in Lebanon’, November 2014, p.2

48 United Nations, ‘ Syria regional response plan’, p.110, available at: http://uhcr.org/51b0a56d6.pdf

49 Khawaja, B. (2016) “Dispatches: Syrian refugee children in Lebanon miss out on secondary education’. Human Rights Watch, retrieved from ‘https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/06/08/dispatches-syrian-refugee-children-lebanon-miss-out-secondary-education ‘.

50 Arab Resource Collective (2007:14)

51Lebanese Physically Handicapped Union, Lebanese Disability Forum, Lebanese Disability Coalition, “The Universal Periodic Review Lebanon 2015 Civil Society Reports: Disabled Rights” 2015

52Child Lead Data Collection Results- Lebanon 2015, Summary of report, December 21, 2015

53http://www.unrwa.org/resources/reports/profiling-vulnerability-palestine-refugees-syria-living-lebanon

54 Child Rights Situation Analysis, Save the Children Lebanon, 2015

55 Inter-Agency Coordination Lebanon, Monthly Dashboard, Education Sector August 2015, 2015

56Child Rights Situation Analysis, Save the Children Lebanon, 2015

57 Idem

58 idem

59 UNHCR, Refugees from Syrian-Lebanon, 2015

60 Ibid

61 World Food Programme, Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees, Preliminary Results, 2015

62 UNHCR, Refugees from Syrian-Lebanon, 2015

63 Ibid

64 UNHCR, 2014. Syria Regional Response Plan 2014

65 World Bank, Lebanon: Economic and Social Impact Assessment of the Syrian Conflict, 2013

66 Ibid

67 UNHCR, Refugees from Syria (to) Lebanon, 2015

68Médecins Sans Frontières, Misery beyond the war zone: life for Syrian refugees and displaced populations in Lebanon, 2013

69 Inter-Agency Coordination Lebanon, Meeting, November 2015

70 World Food Programme, Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees, 2015

71http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Middle-East/2013/Aug-06/226496-syrian-refugees-face-recruitment-as-fighters-sexual-abuse-un.ashx#ixzz2cS6RuB70 (The Daily Star: Lebanon News: http://www.dailystar.com.lb).

72 idem


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