The Lebanese Center for Human Rights condemns the online intimidation campaign and threats against journalist Walid Hussein following his reporting of corruption cases in the Ministry of Education.
CLDH highlights that freedom of expression is guaranteed by the Constitution and must be respected. Journalists must be allowed to work without any legal or security threats. CLDH calls on the security and judicial forces to apply the necessary laws in order to protect journalistic work. The judiciary must protect freedom of expression in accordance with Article 13 of the Lebanese Constitution, Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (which is included in the preamble of the Lebanese Constitution), and Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, signed by Lebanon in 1972.
