Lebanon Restricts Education Access for Many Refugees

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Syrian refugee children attend a class at a school in Mount Lebanon, October 7, 2016. © 2016 Mohamed Azakir/Reuters The new government in Lebanon, formed this February under Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, has emphasized the importance of quality education for students in Lebanon and committed to providing all children in Lebanon, regardless of their background, with access to their right to education.The new minister of education and higher education, Rima Karami, vowed to rehabilitate the Lebanese public school system and quality of education. In September, Prime Minster…

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