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12503 – العدد 2009 شباط 5الخميس أخبار محلية

عائلة يوسف شعبان اليوم امام قصر عدل بيروتدعا المرآز اللبناني لحقوق االنسان العموم الى االنضمام اليه اليوم الخميس، عند العاشرة صباحا امام قصر عدل

شباط 5بيروت للمطالبة بإصدار قرار العفو الرئاسي عن يوسف شعبان، وقال في بيان وزعه مساء امس انه بمرور عاما على توقيف يوسف شعبان من قبل المخابرات السورية، ونقله الى البوريفاج وتعذيبه 15يكون قد مضى

إللزامه على توقيع اعترافات تورطه في اغتيال الدبلوماسي االردني· وانه منذ اعتقاله في السجون اللبنانية، وحاليا في سجن جبيل، بعد اصدار حكم من قبل المجلس العدلي يدينه في عملية االغتيال ويقضي بالسجن المؤبد، لم

يكن لديه مجاال لالستئناف·

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:كومة ع سوريا

لسجون السوريةمرة عبر آتاب ملوطنية لمعالجةة المعقودة بين

سجناء الذين 10جنة اللبنانية ـ السوي، وضرورة رفع

السجون السوريرآز اللبناني لحق لتوجيه الكتاب

رآهم الدائم، أحيا

ي بيروت استمعدي أو جواب شا

الذي تضمن الفقلقد آنا نأ. ي لبنان

القلق الدائم والعذإلخفاء القسري م

أنها "، مؤآدا شاء الهيئة الوطننان وإنشاء بنك

للمطالبة باستعادذي تبين وفق اللو

تهم وعنعن عذابا

ن في السجون ، مش"ل تعسفيك

ة والتعنت السورهي الجواب عنف الذي من أجلهى المراجع الدول

جدي خاصة أن آمأساة والمعاناة،

ن الى الحكقضائية مع

ي المعتقلين في الي لبنان، وهذه المب بإنشاء الهيئة اتفاقات القضائية7ية الستعادة الـ

د فشل اللج ويؤآ التعنت السوري

.ةن المعتقلين في

المرو" سوليد" ـ ، رياض الصلح

سوريا وعلى تحر

األمم المتحدة فيى الساعة بحل جد

. سوريا البيان الوزاريا والمفقودين فيسر التي تعيش األشخاص من اإل

فة مصير أبنائهمللموافقة على إنشفيين قسرا في لبن

نانية والسورية ل، والذ107بلغ الـ

لماذا السكوت ع

لمعتقلين السابقين من الخدمة بشكسورية المستمرةون هذه اللجنة هعة للوقت وللهدفع هذه القضية الى

، ألن ذلك لن يج إال استمرارا للم

والمفقودينالتفاقات الق

يدة يطلقها أهالين والمفقودين فيمة اللبنانية يطالبسرا وبتطبيق االتاللبنانية والسوريوريا بوجودهم،ي ظل استمرار المراجع الدوليةنة أهالي اللبنانيينمنفيين اللبنانيينن خليل جبران،

سرا في لبنان وس

سورية أمام مبنىرآة لم تأت حتى المخابرات في شهر مرت علىعتقلين في سورياة اآلالف من األسولية لحماية آل ا!".ا أقل اإليمان

األهل في معرفعليها أن تتحرك لشامل لكل المخف

ن الحكومتين اللبنسورية وعددهم يبل. دون محاآمات

بالتعويض عن السوريا ثم صرفوا ظل المنهجية الس بعد اليوم أن تكوطار يصبح مضيعلحكومة أن ترفع

عن االنتخابات،ية التي لم تحقق

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المعتقلينوتطبيق اال

سارة مطرصرخة جدي

مخطوفينوالالى الحكومةالمخفيين قسالحكومتين اعترفت سوالمشترآة فيالقضية الىوعقدت لجنعم المعتقلين والم في حديقة جبرا

.رة :ب وجاء فيه

نيين المخفيين قس

في السجون السونية سورية مشترن التابعة ألجهزةهورية وسبعة أشحل لقضيتي المعخال إلنهاء مأساة

الدو ص االتفاقيةحتى الساعة وهذالرد على مطالبةطن اللبناني وعملها القيام بمسح ش

ة بينئية المعقودت القضائية السويد االعتقال من د

".لزيارتهم؟ر قوانين تسمح بم اعتقالهم في ست بال طائل فيسورية ولن نقبل خارج هذا اإلطمل اللجنة فعلى ا

يرة التي تفصلناا الوعود السياسي

من أهالي" الوطنية

8صفحة -شؤون لبنانية

ين في لبنان ودع مقر اعتصامهميس فؤاد السنيورعاد نص الكتاب

ي اللبنانيعاناة أهال ن نتيجة تذآر،أهالي المعتقلينلبنانلنتيجة لجنة

سرا في السجونسم لرئيس الجمهضح على إيجاد حميما وطنيا ومدخهميش مجددا، نصان ولم تصدق حجدي والحقيقي للر

الموا مة وحقوقون أهم بنود عمل

D. االتفاقات القضائبوجودهم السلطاتمنهم ما زالوا قيدرين ذهابا وإيابا لس النيابي إلقرارعسكريين الذين تملمشترآة أصبحت في السجون الس

ن، وآل بحثبنامر الفشل في عم

".صير أبنائناصيجج بالمدة الق

اخبين وقد سأموا

اب مفتوحالهيئة"ء ش - 3239العدد - 2009

طوفين والمفقوديصحافيا أمس في

ومة ممثلة بالرئيسغازي " سوليد"

ر مرت على معظروف، من دونت على اعتصام أ وآمال مخيبة واللفات المخفيين قس على خطاب القس

ن بشكل واضصاتين تحمالن تصمجد أمامنا إال التهلحكومة والبرلماومة بالتحرك الجاألخير عن سالممخفيين قسرا لتكو

DNAض النووية العدل بتطبيق الذين اعترفت بمن ستين سجينا من يذوقون األمرلعمل مع المجلساالعتبار لكل العبنانية السورية الة المخفيين قسراخفيين قسرا في لب، وفي حال استممح بمعرفة مصد على عدم التحجهم أيضا من النا

آتاإنشاء

9آذار 6الجمعة -ستقبل

لجنة أهالي المخطإلنسان مؤتمرا صمفتوح الى الحكو"تال رئيس لجنة ثالثة عقود وأآثرثيرة في أقسى الظربع سنوات مرتاللها الى وعودلى الكثير من ملفسعة أشهر مرت

اللتان تنص 35و 2كون هاتين الفقرتكن ولألسف لم نجالت عالقة بين الطالب عاد الحكومسؤول األول وامعالجة قضية المخمعلومات للحمضلطلب من وزارسجناء اللبنانيينمعطاة أن أآثر مذابات أهلهم الذين

ا"ناشد الحكومة سورية وبإعادة ا

أن اللجنة اللب"ىتعاطي مع قضيةوضوع آل المخشأت هذه اللجنة،جل إيجاد آلية تسمختم عاد بالتشديدعائالت اللبنانية ه

المس

ولاإلالموتث"آثأرخالعلتس23تكلكنزاوطالملمعالمواالسالمعذونالسالىالتموأنشأجوخالع

55

".فالالمباالة لم تفلح في إطفاء شعلة الحق في قلوب األهل، لن نيأس وسنستمراألهالي الى السرايا الحكومي لتسليم الكتاب المفتوح، حاملين صور أبنائهم وإخوانهم المفقودين بعدها، توجه

، "عاما في سجونك السرية 24حرام عليك يا بشار آفاهم ظلم "، "مخطوف صوتن: "والمعتقلين وشعارات آتب عليها ".حقي أعرف"و" إلى متى؟"و" وينن؟"

، "إسمعونا"و" ا لبنانية بالسجون السورية، بدنا المعتقلين طيبين آانوا أم ميتينما بدن"ورددوا هتافات منددة مثال ".عيب عليهم إسرائيل سلمت األسرى، رجعولنا والدنا"

أن الرئيس "ولدى وصولهم، آان في استقبالهم مدير البروتوآول في السرايا درويش قاسم الذي طمأن األهالي الى يعتبره من أولوياته ويطرحه بقوة وهو بصدد البحث في آل المحافل الدولية رغم السنيورة يتابع الملف بجدية و

وقد وعد األهالي بموعد قريب مع السنيورة ". صعوباته ورغم أن الكثير من المعنيين بالملف يسحبون أيديهم منه .لبحث الملف واالطالع على المستجدات

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12543 –العدد 2009آذار 25االربعاء

أخبار محلية

هيومن رايتس تطالب السلطات اللبنانية بجدية التحقيق في اختفاء نوار عبود

ا رأت منظمة هيومن رايتس ووتش والمرآز اللبناني لحقوق االنسان أمس أن على السلطات اللبنانية أن تكشف عن آل المعلومات المتوافرة لديه · ثالثة أشهر، إثر احتجازه من قبل مخابرات الجيش في طرابلسحول مكان نوار عبود، الذي اختفى قبل

انها اخلت سبيل عبود، المعارض السوري، في 2009شباط 11وبعدما طلبت النيابة العامة اعطاءها معلومات عنه، ذآرت مخابرات الجيش في · ، لكنه لم يشاهد منذ ذلك الحين2008آانون االول 25

لتجمع القومي الموحد، وهي جماعة سياسية على صلة برفعت االسد، المعارض السوري وعم الرئيس السوري بشار ويعمل عبود محاسبا في ا · االسد، وتخشى عائلة عبود وزمالؤه ان يكون قد نقل قسرا الى سوريا

ل غير مشروع الى سوريا، حيث للبنان تاريخ مؤلم في احتجاز االفراد ونقلهم بشك<وقال باحث رئيسي في هيومن رايتس ووتش نديم حوري · >وأفضل طريقة إلظهار ان االيام السوداء قد ولت، هي ان تجري السلطات اللبنانية تحقيقا يتسم بالشفافية والجدية في القضية··· يختفون

م، برفقة اثنين من عناصر من مخابرات الجيش اللبناني الى مكتب عبود في طرابلس واصطحبوه معه 2008آانون االول 24وآان حضر في · الموظفين اللبنانيين، الى قاعدة القبة العسكرية للتحقيق معهم

آانون االول، وذآرت المخابرات انها افرجت 26آانون االول واآلخر في 24وأفرجت مخابرات الجيش عن الموظفين اللبنانيين، احدهما في متلكاته أعيدت اليه، بما في ذلك سيارتين آانت المخابرات العسكرية قد ، وان م2008آانون االول 25يوم 14.20عن عبود في الساعة

· صادرتهما، إال ان عائلة عبود وزمالءه لم يروه او يروا سيارتيه رغم الجهود المبذولة لمعرفة مكانه

ال يوجد سجل ) عابري الحدود في لبنانالمؤسسة االمنية المسؤولة عن االجانب و(من االمن العام 2009آانون الثاني 14وطبقا لرسالة بتاريخ · بمغادرة عبود لبنان عبر المعابر الحدودية الرسمية

وفي مقابلة متلفزة · وحين سألت وسائل اإلعالم وزيري العدل والداخلية عن اختفاء عبود، ذآر الوزيران ان التحقيق يجريه مكتب المدعي العاموزير العدل ابراهيم النجار ان مكتب المدعي العام يجري التحقيق في اختفاء عبود، لكنه لم يذآر ، ذآر >أن·أن·إيه<على شبكة االخبار العربية

· معلومات اضافية

الموضوع قضائي، وعندما يكون مدعي عام التمييز يضع <شباط ان 11من جانبه، قال وزير الداخلية زياد بارود لصحيفة الراي الكويتية بتاريخ · >ليده على الملف، ال اتدخ

· آانون االول 25وإثر الطلب بالحصول على معلومات تقدم به وآيل عبود، آرر مكتب المدعي العام أن االستخبارات افرجت عن عبود في

ال يمكن ان تقتصر تحقيقات المدعي العام على ما قاله الجيش، إذ يجب ان يتوسع <: وقالت ماري دوناي رئيسة المرآز اللبناني لحقوق االنسان · >بالتحقيق وأن يلقى الضوء على الظروف المحيطة بإخالء سبيل عبود المفترض وتحديد مكانه بعدا خالء سبيله

الى وزارات الدفاع والداخلية والعدل للمطالبة بأن تؤمن المخابرات العسكرية 2009آذار 5وآانت هيومن رايتس ووتش ارسلت رسالة في ·مكان عبود، وحتى اآلن لم يصلها أي جواب على الرسالةاللبنانية مزيدا من التفاصيل حول

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mercredi, mars 25, 2009 LIBAN

Brèves L'opposant syrien Nawar Abboud disparaît après son arrestation à Tripoli Human Rights Watch et le Centre libanais pour les droits de l'homme ont appelé les autorités libanaises à rendre publiques les informations dont elles disposent concernant l'opposant syrien, Nawar Abboud. Selon le communiqué distribué par Human Rights Watch, « Nawar Abboud, opposant syrien partisan de Rif'at Assad, a disparu il y a trois mois à Tripoli, après avoir été interpellé par les services de renseignements de l'armée ». « Au parquet qui demandait des informations au sujet de Nawar Abboud, les services de renseignements de l'armée ont indiqué le 11 février dernier qu'ils l'avaient relâché le 25 décembre 2008 », a ajouté le texte. Pourtant, depuis cette date, Abboud n'a pas été revu. Sa famille craint qu'il n'ait été transféré en secret en Syrie. Nadim Houri, chercheur au sein de Human Rights Watch, a souligné que « le Liban a une triste histoire dans la détention des personnes et leur transfert illégal en Syrie, où ils disparaissent ». « La meilleure façon de montrer que cette triste page de l'histoire du Liban a été tournée est que les autorités libanaises mènent une enquête sérieuse et transparente relative à la disparition de Abboud », a-t-il ajouté. Le texte publié par Human Rights Watch souligne qu'interrogés au sujet de Nawar Abboud le mois dernier, les ministres de la Justice et de l'Intérieur, respectivement Ibrahim Najjar et Ziyad Baroud, n'ont pas fourni de détails, soulignant que le parquet enquête à ce sujet.

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محليات11288العدد09/05/2009تاريخ العدد

مذآرة ومؤتمر صحافي دعما لقضية

والمعتقلين المخطوفين والمفقودين

لجنة دعم المعتقلين » حلواني، ورئيس وداد» لجنة أهالي المخطوفين والمفقودين في لبنان«قدمت آل من رئيسة وديع األسمر، إلى رئيس مجلس» المرآز اللبناني لحقوق اإلنسان «ئيسغازي عاد، ور» والمنفيين اللبنانيين ـ سوليد في السرايا الحكومية، نسخة عن المذآرة الموجهة إلى رئيس الجمهورية ميشال سليمان، الوزراء فؤاد السنيورة،

.والتي تتضمن آلية لحل قضية ضحايا اإلخفاء القسري .هذا الموضوع اهتمامهووعد بأن يولي وقد استلم السنـيورة المذآـرة

مضمون المذآرة مع آل من وزير الداخلية والبلديات زياد بارود ووزير وآانت الهيئات الثالث المذآورة قد ناقشت، بحسب ما »وطنية تشكيل هيئة«نجار بناء على توصية سليمان، وتبنى الوزيران آلية الحل وعنوانها العدل ابراهيم

.«السفير«أشارت حلواني لـالهيئات األهلية الداعمة، إلى حضور المؤتمر الصحافي الذي تعقده تحت ن جهة ثانية، دعت اللجان الثالث، معم

المقبل، في وتعلن فيها عن برنامجها، وذلك عند الحادية عشرة من قبل ظهر األربعاء» أن نعرف من حقنا«عنوان .حرج بيروت، مدخل قصقص

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vendredi, mai 22, 2009 LIBAN Libanais détenus en Syrie : Massoud Achkar réclame la création d’une commission gouvernementale Le comité des parents des détenus en Syrie, Solid, et le Centre libanais des droits de l'homme organisent ce soir, à 20h, une veillée au flambeau devant la tente dressée par les parents des détenus, dans le jardin Gebrane Khalil Gebrane, face à l'Escwa, à la mémoire d'Odette Salamé, tuée la semaine dernière par un chauffard, place Riad el-Solh. Dans une déclaration faite hier, Massoud Achkar, candidat au siège maronite de Beyrouth I, s'est dit consterné par la mort d'Odette Salamé, « qui a passé les dernières années de sa vie participant au sit-in des parents des Libanais détenus en Syrie, devant l'Escwa, alors que les responsables ignorent cette affaire ». Il a estimé que le gouvernement « devrait prendre à son compte le projet de Solid, qui prévoit la création d'une commission gouvernementale ayant des prérogatives complètes pour régler ce dossier. Selon lui, celle-ci devrait être financée par l'État « qui est en définitive responsable de la sécurité et de la vie de ses citoyens ». M. Achkar a en outre mis l'accent sur la nécessité d'établir une banque d'ADN « pour que la cause de ces personnes ne meure pas, et d'essayer d'obtenir des responsables des milices qui sont tous aujourd'hui au pouvoir des informations au sujet du sort de ceux qui auraient été livrés à la Syrie durant la guerre ou qui auraient été liquidés et enterrés dans des fosses communes ». « De la sorte, a-t-il conclu, Odette reposera en paix, surtout qu'elle n'a jamais connu un moment de paix depuis que ses enfants, Richard et Marie-Christine, ont été enlevés, il y a 24 ans. »

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7صفحة - شؤون لبنانية - 3344العدد - 2009حزيران 25الخميس -المستقبل

حزيران 23نشر يوم الثلثاء الموافق فيه : "البيان اآلتي" المرآز اللبناني لحقوق االنسان"و" سوليد"صدر عن لبنانيا تم االفراج عنهم من السجون 23خبر إعالن اللجنة المشترآة اللبنانية ـ السورية الئحة بأسماء 2009ومن أجل إزالة آل التباس حول . ار الخبر لغطا آبيرا لدى األهل وآل المعنيين بهذه القضية االنسانيةوقد أث. السورية

نيسان الماضي، والسلطات السورية تطلق سجناء 22منذ : "حقيقة ما يجري يهمنا أن نوضح للرأي العام األمور اآلتيةعمليات . تها السلطات السورية الى الحكومة اللبنانيةالتي سلم 107لبنانيين في سوريا من الذين آانوا في الئحة الـ

.االفراج تمت عبر مجموعات متتالية بشكل غير معلن وخارج أطار التنسيق الرسمي بين البلدينونزوال عند رغبة األهالي والسجناء الذين أطلقوا، . ومن خالل التواصل الدائم مع األهل، علمت منظماتنا بهذا األمر

رة الموضوع وعن نشر أسماء من أفرج عنهم وذلك من أجل ضمان استمرار عملية االفراج عن بقية تمنعنا عن إثا .السجناء، ومن أجل إبعاد الموضوع عن االستغالل السياسي في زمن االنتخابات

لبنانيين مفرج عنهم آانوا من عداد المفقودين تبين أنهم محكومون هو آالم غير دقيق، ألن أسماء 8التحدث عن هؤالء آانت على لوائحنا وقت آانت السلطات السورية تجزم بعدم وجود لبنانيين في سجونها ولم نكن على علم

المحكومين جنائيا التي تسلمتها الدولة 107على الئحة الـ 2008بظروف اعتقالهم وقد وردت أسماؤهم نهاية عام يعتبرون ضحايا إخفاء قسري حسب تعريف المعاهدة إن األشخاص المفرج عنهم ال . اللبنانية من السلطات السورية

.2006الدولية لحماية آل األشخاص من اإلخفاء القسري التي تبنتها الجمعية العمومية لألمم المتحدة في آانون األول نحن نرحب بخطوة االفراج عن آل لبناني في السجون السورية لكن يجب أال تكون الخطوة محاولة إلقفال ملف

ن قسرا من اللبنانيين في السجون السورية والذي سيبقى مطلبنا األساس حتى الوصول الى حل جدي ومنطقي المخفيي ".السورية في دمشق -األسد في مؤتمر العالقات اللبنانية ) السوري بشار(وشفاف، آما قال الرئيس

ما هو دور اللجنة : "التساؤالت اآلتية أن تأخر اإلعالن الرسمي اللبناني عن عملية االفراج يطرح لدينا"ورأى البيان المشترآة، وآيف يمكن للطرفين القضائيين في اللجنة أال يكونا على اطالع على عملية االفراج؟ وإذا افترضنا أن

اللجنة السورية على علم بما يجري، فلماذا لم يتم إبالغ اللجنة اللبنانية؟ هل طلبت اللجنة القضائية اللبنانية من السورية التصريح عن تاريخ إطالق األشخاص المذآورين وطريقة ذلك؟ هل أبلغت اللجنة األهالي المعنيين السلطات

قبل نشر األسماء في الصحف أقله احتراما لخصوصيتهم؟ يا لألسف، مرة أخرى يحاول البعض الخلط بين المخفيين ية والسورية بالتعامل جديا في ملف اإلخفاء القسري وإننا نطالب للمرة األلف السلطات اللبنان. قسرا والمحكومين جنائيا

".بعيدا عن سياسة تسجيل النقطتعيد سوليد والمرآز اللبناني لحقوق اإلنسان مطالبة الدولة اللبنانية تبني مشروع إنشاء الهيئة الوطنية لإلخفاء : "وختم

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libéré. Rappelons que lorsqu'elle est accordée, la grâce présidentielle implique qu'il y a effectivement eu un crime dont la peine peut être écourtée par une décision du président qui est doté, dans ce cas précis, d'un pouvoir régalien qu'il peut exercer sans pour autant motiver sa décision. Placé devant une impasse, et ayant épuisé les appels médiatiques et les pressions exercées par plusieurs ONG, dont le Centre libanais des droits humains (ex Solida), Youssef Chaabane a fini par réaliser qu'aucune issue n'est plus possible par le biais de la justice traditionnelle. Il ne lui restait plus qu'à se soumettre, en requérant, en 2002, la grâce auprès de l'ancien président Émile Lahoud, qui le lui a refusé, affirmant à maintes reprises qu'il n'exercerait pas son pouvoir lui permettant de gracier qui que se soit au cours de son mandat. Une demande de révision du procès a également été rejetée par les autorités concernées. Ne pouvant non plus requérir, par ailleurs, l'amnistie parlementaire dont le processus, plus complexe, ne peut s'appliquer qu'à un cas collectif et non à un seul individu, Youssef Chaabane a fini par réitérer sa demande auprès de la première magistrature dès l'accès du président Sleiman à la tête de l'État. Il s'est vu accorder cette grâce 15 ans plus tard et après que le mal eut été fait. Ce dénouement heureux n'est toutefois pas sans conséquences morales, voire même pratiques, pour le détenu, puisque, d'une part, il y a eu reconnaissance indirecte de la responsabilité d'un crime qu'il n'a pas commis, et, d'autre part, Chaabane perd ses droits civils et politiques, une deuxième conséquence de la grâce présidentielle qui prive le prisonnier concerné de l'exercice de ces droits. Sur ce point, il faut cependant reconnaître que les réfugiés palestiniens ne bénéficiant pas de toute manière de tels droits au Liban, Youssef Chaabane ne devrait pas être tout à fait perdant sur ce registre. Il aura toutefois écopé des années d'emprisonnement injustes qui ne l'ont probablement pas laissé indifférent face à une justice qui ne mérite pas son nom. L'absurdité de l'épisode vécu par ce réfugié ne peut d'ailleurs que relancer le débat sur ce genre de tribunaux d'exception que certains juristes n'ont pas manqué de critiquer à plus d'une occasion, en réclamant des amendements au niveau de leur structure et de leur fonctionnement.

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يقيم المرآز اللبناني لحقوق االنسان حفل استقبال، لمناسبة اطالق سراح يوسف شعبان، الذي · مرآز حقوق االنسان يكرم شعبان * ·يان آومودورمنحه رئيس الجمهورية العماد ميشال سليمان العفو الخاص، عند الثالثة من بعد ظهر اليوم ، في فندق الميريد

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1992توقيف سوري يصور قسم الكتائب في زحلة أوقفت القوى األمنية المدعو محمد عبداهللا الحبيب الجراد سوري الجنسية مواليد *القبض عليه وهو يقوم بتصويرمحيط قسم حوش الزراعنة الكتائبي في زحلة حيث آانت تعقد سلسلة إجتماعات آتائبية بعدما القي

يحضرها وزير السياحة إيلي ماروني، وعثرت القوى األمنية في الهاتف الخلوي للموقوف على صور بعض السيارات التي آانت · بنيةالمجاورةمرآونة في المكان والدرج المؤدي الى القسم واأل

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آل شخص متهم يتجاوز القانون يعد بريئا إلى أن تثبت «فاالتفاقية الدولية للحقوق المدنية والسياسية التي تعهد لبنان احترامها تنص على أن عية في حياته الخاصة، في عائلته، في منزله أو في ال يصبح أحد هدفا لألحكام المسبقة أو التدخالت غير الشر«و) 14المادة (» إدانته قانونيا

المادة (» آل إنسان لديه الحق بحماية القانون ضد انتهاآات أو تعديات آهذه. عالقاته، أو التعديات غير الشرعية التي تطال الشرف والسمعة17.(

لمبادئ األساسية للعمل القضائي الذي يفرض أن نشر هذه المعلومات يمثل مجموعة انتهاآات لحقوق األشخاص ول«آذلك رأى المرآز .»القوى األمنية مسؤولية السالمة الجسدية والنفسية للمعتقلين ولعائالتهم«، وحمل المرآز »مباشرة فتح تحقيق قانوني

د الدولة هذه المبادئ لبنان عضو مؤسس وعامل في منظمة األمم المتحدة وملتزم مواثيقها واإلعالن العالمي لحقوق اإلنسان، وتجس«يذآر أن آل شخص متهم بجريمة يعد بريئا إلى أن تثبت «و). من مقدمة الدستور اللبناني» ب«الفقرة (» في جميع الحقوق والمجاالت دون استثناء

)نسانمن اإلعالن العالمي لحقوق اإل 17المادة (» إدانته قانونا بمحاآمة علنية تؤمن له فيها الضمانات الضرورية للدفاع عنه )األخبار(

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906 –العدد 2009آب 27الخميس عدل

يثير جدال حقوقيا بين سوليدا والخيام » العميل األول« آمال خليل

في المحكمة العسكرية في بيروت تتواصل محاآمة محمود رافع بتهم دس الدسائس وإجراء اتصال بالعدو اإلسرائيلي وات ناسفة واغتيال أبو حسن سالمة وعلي صالح وجهاد أحمد جبريل واألخوين وإفشاء معلومات لمصلحته ووضع عب

أما خارج جدران المحكمة وخارج نفوس ضحاياه وعائالتهم، فإن .وتصل عقوبة تلك الجرائم إلى اإلعدام. مجذوبدعم (حرآة سوليدا شرارة الجدل أطلقتها . يثير جدال بين منظمات حقوقية لبنانية ودولية» بالعميل األول«من وصف

ذآر . أشهر على احتجازه في وزارة الدفاع 8بإصدار بيان تضامني مع رافع بعد مرور ) اللبنانيين المعتقلين اعتباطياثم بقي مكان (...) اختطف على أيدي مخابرات الجيش في ظروف محيرة تشبه عملية االختطاف «البيان أن رافع

.»جوب بدون محام، ما يناهض القانون اللبناني وتعهدات لبنان الدوليةاعتقاله مخفيا أليام عدة حيث است

يجري اإلعداد لحملة واسعة تضامنا مع رافع ستقابلها حملة للتشدد في إدانته

هيومن «ومرآز الكرامة و» ألف«وقبل أيام جددت سوليدا تضامنها مع رافع ولحقتها عدة هيئات حقوقية منها جمعية ومنظمة العفو الدولية والفدرالية الدولية لحقوق ) OMCT(منظمة الدولية لمناهضة التعذيب وال» رايتس واتش

ويستفيض التقرير الذي سوف تتكئ عليه الحملة التضامنية الواسعة المقررة في االيام المقبلة مع رافع، في . االنسانفي سجن وزارة الدفاع قبل نقله في شهر تعداد االنتهاآات الجسيمة التي تعرض لها خالل فترة عامين وتسعة أشهر

لفضح أشكال «ويعد المتضامنون مع رافع لعدد من التحرآات االعالمية واالحتجاجية . آذار الفائت الى سجن روميةجوليان » ألف«بحسب رئيس جمعية » التعذيب الذي تعرض له وإن صحت التهم المنسوبة إليه ألنها ال تبرر التعذيب

توحيد المعايير االنسانية ومبادئ حقوق االنسان وعدم ربطها بكون االنسان بريئا «على ضرورة آورسان الذي شدد .»أم ال

ولدى طلب سوليدا من زمالئها في المجتمع المدني والحقوقي مؤازرة دفاعها عن رافع، لم تجد معارضة سوى من مد صفا التوقيع على البيان التضامني وأرسل مرآز الخيام لتأهيل ضحايا التعذيب، اذ رفض األمين العام للمرآز مح

وفيما رأى صفا أن . »اعترافات رافع وسجله التاريخي المليء بالخيانة والعار«الى من يتبنونه تقريرا موثقا عن يبرر تبني قضيته «، لكنه ال يجد أن ذلك »العمالة واإلرهاب ال يبرران التعذيب ومطلوب المحاآمة العادلة ألي آان«فتح «إن آان االمر آذلك فلماذا لم تتحرك الجمعيات للدفاع عن عناصر «ويتساءل صفا . »بطل واعتباره بريئاآ

على سبيل المثال، بسبب ما تعرضت له من تعذيب على أيدي استخبارات الجيش خالل أحداث نهر البارد » االسالم .»لبناني؟وبعدها، بالرغم مما ارتكبته من مذابح بحق المدنيين والجيش ال

، ودعا الى »لحملة موازية لحملة التضامن مع رافع بالتنسيق مع أهالي الضحايا وحقوقيين«وأعلن صفا اإلعداد وإذ . »إعادة النظر في تساهل الدولة في محاآمة العمالء الذين رفعوا الى رتب االبطال ووجدوا من يدافع عنهم«

عدوان تموز وبعده للوقوف ضد المتضامنين معه، أآد صفا أن يواصل المرآز اتصاالته بأهالي ضحايا رافع قبل هذه العائالت التي عذبها رافع وسواه من العمالء، لحساب إسرائيل، من أجل حفنة من المال، ستكون لها الكلمة «

.»الفصل في النهاية

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12673 –العدد 2009آب 31االثنين

آل لبنان

المخطوفين اليوم مؤتمر صحفي ألهاليتعقد لجنة اهالي المعتقلين اللبنانيين في السجون السورية، لجنة اهالي المخطوفين والمفقودين في لبنان، دعم المعتقلين والمنفيين

في حديقة سوليد، والمرآز اللبناني لحقوق االنسان مؤتمرا صحفيا لمناسبة اليوم العالمي للمخفيين االولى بعد ظهر اليوم ? اللبنانيين ·ساحة رياض الصلح? جبران خليل جبران

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12674 –العدد 2009أيلول 1االثنين

قضائيات

اليوم العالمي لضحايا االخفاء القسري: آب 30ية، لجنة دعم المعتقلين عقدت لجنة اهالي المخطوفين والمفقودين في لبنان لجنة اهالي المعتقلين في السجون السور: آتبت فاطمة فقيه

خيمة االسكوا في -والمرآز اللبناني لحقوق االنسان مؤتمرا صحفيا امس، في حديقة جبران خليل جبران ) سوليد(والمنفيين اللبنانيين · لليوم العالمي لضحايا االخفاء القسري 26الذآرى الـ

ر وماري آريستين سالم الفقيدة اوديتسالم، وابدى رئيس اللجنة بداية، وقف الحاضرون دقيقة صمت عن روح والدة المخطوفين ريشا، خصوصا وان اللجنة تفاءلت عندما ضمن رئيس >حبرا على ورق<غازي عاد تشاؤمه آون المطالب التي وعدوا بها سابقا بقيت

جته بشكل نهائي، آما ان وعندما الجمهورية العماد ميشال سليمان في خطاب القسم فقرة لضرورة ايالء هذا الملف االهتمام ومعالتضمن بيان الحكومة االولى من عهد سليمان بندين منفصلين اليجاد حل عادل وشامل لهذ القضية آما ان الوعود التي اطلقها آل من

ن هذه وزيري العدل ابراهيم نجار ووزير الداخلية زياد بارود بالعمل على ادراج موضوع تشكيل الهيئة على مجلس الوزراء اال ا · الوعود لم تبصر النور

ووعد عاد بتشكيل هيئة وطنية تتولى موضوع المفقودين وذلك مع استمرار التهميش لهذه القضية من قبل السلطات الرسمية وسياسة · ما اسماه التمييز بين الضحايا

ع الى رئيس بلدية بيروت عبد المنعم وتلت رئيسة لجنة اهالي المخطوفين والمفقودين في لبنان وداد حلواني نص الكتاب الذي رف · تخليدا لذآرى الراحلة اوديت سالم) االسكوا(العريس من اجل وضع لوحة تذآارية على احد اعمدة حديقة جبران خليل جبران

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mardi, septembre 1, 2009 LIBAN Ghazi Aad annonce la création d’un comité national pour les détenus arbitraires C'est un constat très sévère qu'a fait hier Ghazi Aad, président de Solide (Soutien aux Libanais détenus en exil), des autorités, coupables, selon lui, de négligence dans le dossier des détenus arbitraires libanais. Il a annoncé la création prochaine d'un comité national pour les détenus arbitraires, au cours d'une conférence de presse tenue au jardin Gebran Khalil Gebran au centre-ville, organisée par Solide, le Comité des parents de disparus, le Comité des parents des détenus libanais dans les prisons syriennes et le Centre libanais pour les droits de l'homme. M. Aad, après avoir constaté que les différentes promesses officielles à ce sujet sont restées « lettre morte », a rappelé que « l'année dernière, nous avons présenté un document dans lequel nous avions exposé notre vision d'un mécanisme de solution au problème des détenus arbitraires, qui se résume dans la création d'un comité national ». M. Aad a précisé que des réunions ont été tenues avec les ministres de l'Intérieur et de la Justice, Ziyad Baroud et Ibrahim Najjar, qui ont tous deux adopté la question du comité et recommandé une accélération dans sa formation. « Sans vouloir douter des intentions et de la volonté des deux ministres, nous faisons remarquer que les paroles et l'action ne sont pas la même chose, a-t-il poursuivi. Nous n'avons toujours pas obtenu le rendez-vous que nous avons demandé au président de la République, et le comité n'a pas vu le jour. » Et de poursuivre : « Après avoir désespéré des promesses des officiels, après avoir perdu confiance dans ceux qui ne savent pas tenir leurs engagements, nous annonçons avoir progressé sur la voie de la création d'un comité national qui sera chargé de ce dossier. L'annonce de la création de ce comité, de son programme, de son fonctionnement et de ses étapes ne tardera plus, en attendant certaines formalités logistiques et administratives nécessaires. » Il a précisé que « cela ne signifie nullement que les autorités officielles seront écartées de ce comité, elles peuvent toujours s'y joindre malgré les méthodes d'atermoiements qu'elles adoptent par rapport à ce dossier ». Notons que les parents de détenus ont adressé une requête au président du conseil municipal de Beyrouth afin de déposer une plaque commémorative sur l'un des piliers du jardin Gebran Khalil Gebran au nom d'Odette Salem, mère des disparus Richard et Marie-Christine, tuée par un chauffard près du lieu du sit-in.

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عدل أخبار القضاء واألمن

عن معارض سوري أسئلة إلى السلطات اللبنانية

السلطات اللبنانية بفتح تحقيق في مالبسات «والمرآز اللبناني لحقوق اإلنسان بيانا أمس لمطالبة » هيومن رايتس ووتش«أصدرت منظمة

العبود أن السلطات اللبنانية اعتقلت«تشرين الثاني الجاري 10وقد أعلنت لجنة تابعة لألمم المتحدة في . »اعتقال نوار العبود واختفائه

التجمع القومي «العبود مواطن سوري آان مقيما في لبنان، وينتمي إلى . »بصورة تعسفية منذ عام، ولم تقدم الحقا إجابات مقنعة عن اختفائه

اعتقلت الحكومة اللبنانية تقر بأن استخبارات الجيش اللبناني«وجاء في البيان أن . ، وهو جماعة سياسية على صلة برفعت األسد»الموحد

ولم يشاهد العبود منذ اقتياده إلى االعتقال، وتخشى . ساعة 24، لكنها تصر على أنهم أطلقوا سراحه بعد 2008آانون األول 24العبود في

.»عائلته ومحاميه من احتمال نقله قسرا إلى سوريا

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Copyright (c) 2009 The Daily Star Tuesday, November 24, 2009 HRW urges Lebanon to probe Abboud disappearance

Daily Star staff BEIRUT: The Lebanese authorities should investigate the circumstances surrounding the detention and disappearance of Syrianopposition figure Nawar Abboud, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) said Monday. Abboud, a Syrian who lived in Lebanon, is a member of and accountant for the United National Alliance, a politicalgroup affiliated with Rifaat Assad, a Syrian opposition figure and uncle of Syrian President Bashar Assad. A UN panel declared on November 10, 2009, that Lebanese authorities had arbitrarily detained him a year ago and then failed to provideconvincing answers concerning his disappearance. On December 24, 2008, plainclothes members of the Lebanese Military Intelligence came to Abboud’s office in Tripoli andtook him, along with two Lebanese employees, to the Al-Qubbeh military base for interrogation. Lebanese Military Intelligence released the two Lebanese – one on December 24 and the other on December 26. They also stated that they released Abboud at 2:20 p.m. on December 25 and that his possessions were returned to him, including his two cars, whichMilitary Intelligence had seized. Abboud has not been seen since he was taken into custody, however. His family and lawyer fear that he may have been forciblytransferred to Syria. “The UN has reminded Lebanon of its obligation to protect individuals detained by its security services,” said Marie Daunay,president of the Lebanese Center for Human Rights. “The only way to do that is to open a real and transparent investigationinto the events surrounding Abboud’s detention.” On November 10, the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD), the body mandated to investigate complaints ofarbitrary deprivation of liberty, declared Abboud’s detention by Lebanese military intelligence to have been arbitrary, and thusunlawful. The Working Group said the Lebanese government’s answer to its queries on Abboud’s whereabouts had been “brief andimprecise” and urged the government to “show with precision the proof that he was liberated.” On December 24, 2008, plain-clothes members of the Lebanese Military Intelligence came to Abboud’s office in Tripoli andtook him, along with two Lebanese employees, to al-Qubbeh military base for interrogation. Lebanese Military Intelligencereleased the two Lebanese – one on December 24 and the other on December 26. They also said later that they had released Mr.Abboud at 2:20 p.m. on December 25 and that they returned possessions of his that Military Intelligence had seized, including his two cars. However, Abboud’s family and colleagues have not seen him or located his cars despite extensive efforts to find him.According to a letter dated January 14, 2009, from General Security, the security agency responsible for foreigners and bordercrossings in Lebanon, to the Mount Lebanon public prosecutor’s office, there is no record of Abboud leaving Lebanon throughan official border crossing. “Lebanon celebrated its independence Sunday, but it hasn’t been able to turn the page on the painful legacy of enforceddisappearance,” said Nadim Houry, senior researcher at HRW. “If people are going to regain faith that the government willprotect them, security services need to operate in a transparent and accountable way.” On March 5, Human Rights Watch sent a letter to the defense, interior and justice ministers to request details about Abboud’swhereabouts. To date, no reply has been received. – The Daily Star

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