Current: Lebanon’s Roumieh hunger strike highlights disputes over amnesty law and prisoners’ rights; the Constitutional Council adjudicates constitutional matters and electoral questions.
Hundreds of inmates at Roumieh prison have been on hunger strike since September 12 to protest the suspension of Lebanon’s amnesty law. Authorities monitor health as the Constitutional Council prepares to rule next month on the law’s status; overcrowding and lengthy pre-trial detention remain acute problems.