Enforced disappearances Lebanon

Numbers and Context
UNWGEID Cases
311 disappearances have been denounced, and they all remain outstanding.
NGOs Numbers
18.000 according with the Human Rights organisation CLDH
Context
According to the UNWGEID the majority of the cases reported occurred in the period in between 1982 and 1985 in the context of the Lebanese civil war. Members of the Phalangist Militia, the Lebanese army or its security forces are described as allegedly responsible for these disappearances. The NGO CLDH reports a number of disappearances of 18.000, being caused by several conflicts that have taken place in the last 20 years. According to CLDH some people are still arbitrarily held in Israel and Syria.

Federations and Organisations
Federation	Euro-Mediterranean Coalition against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED)
Website
Contact
Focus	Enforced Disappearances in the Euro-Mediterranean Region
Organisation	Centre Libanais des Droits Humains (SOLIDA)
Website	www.solida.org
Contact	FRANCE - SOLIDA 16 sente de la chapelle 76310 SAINTE ADRESSE FRANCE (+33) 06 14 32 59 46 LIBAN - SOLIDA / CLDH Centre Mar Youssef 12ème étage DORA-BEYROUTH (+961) 01 24 00 23 (+961) 70 950 780 (+961) 03 887 108
Focus	Enforced Disappearances in Lebanon
Member of	Euro-Mediterranean Coalition against Enforced Disappearances (FEMED)