Lebanon: Attack on LGBTI bar another ‘ominous sign’ of deteriorating rights situation

By Amnesty International

Responding to the violent attack by Jnoud El-Rab, a far-right Christian group, against an LGBTI-friendly bar in Beirut yesterday, Aya Majzoub, Amnesty International’s deputy regional director for the Middle East & North Africa, said: “Last night’s attack on Madame Om, a bar considered to be a safe space for the LGBTI community, marked an alarming escalation in […] The post Lebanon: Attack on LGBTI bar another ‘ominous sign’ of deteriorating rights situation appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>

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