Lebanon: Little Action on Corruption, Economic Crisis

Expand Anti-government protesters wave Lebanese flags during ongoing anti-government protests, in Beirut, Lebanon, November 10, 2019. The Arabic on fist reads "Revolution." © 2019 AP Photo/Bilal Hussein (Beirut) – Lebanon’s authorities are failing to address a massive economic and political crisis that is endangering citizens’ access to vital services, including health care, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2020. Security forces have at times failed to protect protesters from violent attacks by counter-demonstrators. Anti-government demonstrations began on the evening of…

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