Therefore as The Lebanese-Swiss Association for human right protection, we are honoured to send the cry of the Lebanese people to the world for their help by demanding a lawsuit to the International Criminal Court in The Hague,to hold human and financial crimes that have been and continue to be practiced against the Lebanese people.

في لبنان، تموت الأطفال على أبواب المستشفيات، لعدم توفّر المال الكافي لدى الأهل، لدفعه مقابل دخول أطفالهم إلى المستشفى.
في لبنان، يكبر بعض الأولاد و يترعرعون في الوطن و هم لم يدخلو إلى مدرسة بعد.
في لبنان، عمّت النفايات الشوارع بسبب عدم وجود خطّة صديقة للبيئيّة للتخلص من موضوع النفايات و التلوّث.
في لبنان، لا وجود لنظام المساعدة الإجتماعية الذي يلزم بتأمين التغذية و المسكن و الملبس، لمن هم دون خطّ الفقر.
في لبنان، القضاء مُسيّس و غير نزيه، قضاء ليس عادلاً، بل معدّلاً، فإن القضاة في لبنان يصدحون بالحق إذا كان المتهم ضعيفاً لا حول له ولا قوّة، و هم نفسهم القضاة الصامتون عن محاسبة من سرق الخزينة اللبنانية ممّا أدّى إلى فقر و تجويع الشعب اللبناني.

لذلك يشرفنا بإسم الجمعية اللبنانية السويسرية لحماية حقوق الإنسان، بأن نرسل صرخة الشعب اللبناني للعالم، للمطالبة برفع دعوى قضائية لدى المحكمة الدولية في لاهاي، من أجل محاكمة السياسيين اللبناننيين على الجرائم الإنسانية و المالية التي مورست ولا تزال تمارس بحق الشعب اللبناني.

من هنا، فقد أطلقت شبكة مدى هذه العريضة تتوجه بها إلى وزارة التربية والتعليم العالي وتطلب دعمها لهذه المبادرة من أجل عقد طلابي يفرض على الجامعات اللبنانية أن تكفل الحقوق الأساسيّة التي يُفترض أن يضمنها الطالب في بداية مسيرته الأكاديميّة في أي جامعة.

Higher education in Lebanon is in a dire condition, highlighted by the drastic unjustified tuition increases at private universities, while the Lebanese University - Lebanon’s only public institution for subsidized higher education - suffers from lack of funding and resources. These issues are directly linked to the absence of a participatory policy that includes students in decision-making, as well as the suppression of students’ right to syndical work, which result in students’ inability to raise concerns and influence decisions at their universities.

Mada - the youth-led political network - has launched this petition to call on the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to support our demand for a student contract that obligates all Lebanese universities to safeguard the basic rights of university students from the very beginning of their academic careers.

كما ينصّ الدستور في مادتاه السابعة والتاسعة على ما يلي:
- المادة 7
كل اللبنانيين سواء لدى القانون وهم يتمتعون بالسواء بالحقوق المدنية والسياسية ويتحملون الفرائض والواجبات العامة دونما فرق بينهم.
- المادة 9
حرية الاعتقاد مطلقة والدولة بتأديتها فروض الإجلال لله تعالى تحترم جميع
الأديان والمذاهب وتكفل حرية إقامة الشعائر الدينية تحت حمايتها على أن لا يكون
في ذلك إخلال في النظام العام وهي تضمن أيضاً للأهلين على اختلاف مللهم احترام
نظام الأحوال الشخصية والمصالح الدينية.

Based on the preamble of the Lebanese Constitution which states the following:

a. Lebanon is a sovereign, free, and independent country. It is a final homeland for all its citizens. It is unified in its territory, people, and institutions within the boundaries defined in this constitution and recognized internationally.

b. Lebanon is Arab in its identity and in its association. It is a founding and active member of the League of Arab States and abides by its pacts and covenants. Lebanon is also a founding and active member of the United Nations Organization and abides by its covenants and by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The Government shall embody these principles in all fields and areas without exception.

c. Lebanon is a parliamentary democratic republic based on respect for public liberties, especially the freedom of opinion and belief, and respect for social justice and equality of rights and duties among all citizens without discrimination.

d. The people are the source of authority and sovereignty; they shall exercise these powers through the constitutional institutions.

As well as on the articles 7 and 9 of the Lebanese Constitution:

Article 7
All Lebanese are equal before the law. They equally enjoy civil and political rights and equally are bound by public obligations and duties without any distinction.

Article 9
There shall be absolute freedom of conscience. The state inrendering homage to the Most High shall respect all religions and creeds and guarantees, under its protection, the free exercise of all religious rites provided that public order is not disturbed. It also guarantees that the personal status and religious interests of the population, to whatever religious sect they belong, is respected.

Smoking is one of the high risks that Lebanese are exposed to. It is necessary to give a serious anti-smoking education, provided in ways that reflect Lebanese cultures and experiences. It is best to provide an anti-tobacco education in a variety of ways and places & look forward that the Ministry of Health help in this matter.

The systematic killing of stray dogs is a barbaric and middle-aged act that doesn't represent or reflect the opinions and views of the people. This is unacceptable, especially given the recent decision made by the North Lebanon Governor, Juge Ramzi Nohra, after his meeting with BETA, following a similar case in Tripoli, to forbid the shooting of stray dogs for all the municipalities affiliated to the North Governarate.

Our researches took plenty of time and effort to be accomplished even though many complained about the lack of resources in our university, yet we worked like bees and collected information from everywhere.

Some of us come from long distances, and some have left their jobs in the gulf and got ready for the degree they have always dreamed of. Others challenged the fiery situations in the country and attended with pleasure. Though we had already known that attendance would not count, we rushed to the benches of our university, thirsty for knowledge and eager to grasp information. Do not kill our spirit. Do not attack our love for life, achievement and success.

Believe in our powers and just give us the chance. We should be able to defend our right in getting our master's degree here in our city, for in this global world, we can never understand why Tripoli cannot get what Beirut has gotten. Is it fair for a city as rich as Tripoli to have its people marginalized and treated as inferiors?

Its design is a symbol of modern design foresight and a testament to Lebanese talent and architecture.

Now, with the Beirut downtown area renovation and reconstruction, this milestone of Lebanese design is on death-row, making space for the new 600 million dollar Beirut Gate project.

From NOW Lebanon’s article, “Lebanon’s VoIP ban: enforcing the unenforceable”:

In an effort it says is specifically aimed at stopping illegal operations, the Ministry of Telecommunications is enforcing parts of a 2002 law that banned Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) technology, like Skype and magicJack, angering many at-home users of these services in the process.

Illegal call centers cater mostly to Lebanon’s low-paid foreign workforce, and, according to a June 9 ministry press release, they cost the state $150 million each year in lost revenues. With a monopoly on the country’s telecom infrastructure, the state sets high call rates, making millions off the sector every year.

Lebanon is sticking with its decision against allowing the technology, even as more countries in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia lift their bans, said Riad Bahsoun, CEO of a local IT company and the vice chairman of the board of directors of the IT industry group SAMENA Telecommunications Council.

(For the full article, click http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=178890)

This is a message statement addressed to the Israeli civic society from members and representatives from the Arab civic societies.

It delcares our position from the latest Israeli attack and destruction against Lebanon and Palestinian cities and life.

It also sets our position towards possible future peace and reconciliation.