The committee also urged Lebanon to amend its legislation to ban racist hate speech against migrants and refugees, and to intensify its efforts to cooperate with Internet service providers and social media platforms to curb the spread of racism and offensive messages online.
Expressing its concern about refugees, in particular Syrians, who have been victims of arbitrary detention, torture and ill-treatment in detention centers or refugee camps, the Committee also urged Lebanon to ensure that asylum seekers and refugees are not arbitrarily detained, investigate all cases of alleged torture or ill-treatment and prosecute all perpetrators accordingly.