Lebanon: Exiled and suffering: Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

Lebanon: Exiled and suffering: Palestinian refugees in Lebanon

Index Number: MDE 18/010/2007
Date Published: 17 October 2007
Categories: Lebanon, Middle East And North Africa

This report deals with the appalling social and economic conditions of these refugees, most of whom live in war-torn camps. The discrimination and marginalization suffered by the Palestinian refugees contribute to high levels of unemployment, low wages and poor working conditions. The resultant poverty is exacerbated by restrictions placed on their access to state education and social services. Much of the discriminatory treatment Palestinians face is rooted in their statelessness, which has been used by the Lebanese authorities to deny them equal rights.