The Lebanese Center for Human Rights (CLDH) is a local non-profit, non-partisan Lebanese human rights organization in Beirut that was established by the Franco-Lebanese Movement SOLIDA (Support for Lebanese Detained Arbitrarily) in 2006. SOLIDA has been active since 1996 in the struggle against arbitrary detention, enforced disappearance and the impunity of those perpetrating gross human violations.

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November 26, 2010

The Daily Star - Alain Aoun calls for united stance on Tribunal - November 26, 2010

BEIRUT: Change and Reform bloc MP Alain Aoun confirmed Thursday that the Lebanese wanted to know the truth behind the assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri but feared justice would turn into a pressure tool. Aoun spoke during a television interview with New TV and commented on the impending indictment to be issued by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL), which is probing the 2005 assassination of Hariri. The MP called for a unified Lebanese stance in dealing with the indictment, once given, and warned that some powerful countries were trying to use the STL as a tool to destroy Hizbullah’s opposition to Israel. “Unfortunately, speaking the truth in Lebanon is today considered radicalism,” he said, questioning how the March 14 forces could call on Lebanese to trust the STL amid flawed investigations. He also voiced fears that some Lebanese groups were hoping the STL would help eliminate Hizbullah. –The Daily Star
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