Home COI Report - Lebanon: Country Focus Map Table of contents Table of Contents Acknowledgements Disclaimer Glossary and abbreviations Introduction Methodology Defining the terms of reference Collecting information Quality control Sources Sources on security incidents and civilian casualties Structure and use of the report Map 1. Country overview 2. Political and economic developments 2.1. Recent political developments 2.2. International context 2.2.1. Relations with Iran 2.2.2. Impact of political transition in Syria on power dynamics in Lebanon 2.3. Socio-economic situation 2.3.1. Overview of the economic crisis since October 2019 2.3.2. Current state of the economy 3. Legal system and the judiciary 3.1 Judicial system 3.1.1. Personal Status Law and courts 3.1.2. Criminal law and courts 3.1.3. Access to justice 4. Security institutions 4.1. Lebanese Armed Forces 4.2 Internal Security Forces (ISF) 4.3. Intelligence Agencies 5. Non-state armed actors and militias 5.1 Hezbollah 5.2 Palestinian factions 5.3. Other groups 6. Security situation 6.1. Conflict background 6.2. Overview of security dynamics related to recent developments with Israel 6.3. Areas controlled by different actors 6.4. Impact on civilian population and infrastructure 6.4.1. Security incidents 6.5. Drug trafficking and organised crime 7. Treatment of specific groups 7.1. Women and girls 7.1.1 Violence against women and girls 7.1.2. Honour crimes 7.1.3. Discrimination in personal status matters 7.2. Political opposition members 7.2.1. Anti-government demonstrators 7.2.2. Whistleblowers 7.3. Human rights defenders and activists 7.3.1 Treatment of human rights lawyers and legal defenders 7.4. Journalists and media workers 7.4.1. Threats and harassment against journalists and media workers 7.4.2. Censorship 7.5. LGBTIQ persons, including activists 7.5.1. Institutional discrimination based on sexual orientation/gender identity 7.5.2. Societal discrimination 7.5.3. Treatment of LGBTIQ activists 7.6. Syrians in Lebanon 7.6.1. Legal status and demographics 7.6.2. Treatment by state, society and other actors 7.6.3. Socio-economic conditions 7.6.4. Return procedures 7.6.5. Cross-border movement 7.6.6. Patterns of return 7.7. Palestinians in Lebanon 7.7.1. Legal status, demographics and socio-economic situation 7.7.2. Treatment by state, society and other actors 7.7.3. Security situation in the camps 7.7.4 Cross-border movements and returns Annex 1: Bibliography Oral sources, including anonymous sources Public sources Annex 2: Terms of Reference Share Print Map Map 1: Lebanon © UN OCHA, 20259 9 UN OCHA, Lebanon: Location map (2025), 9 July 2025, url Book traversal links for Map Previous Parent Next
