Published 3 years ago

UN Rights Chief Calls for Justice for Victims of Beirut Blast

Summary by Ground News

2,700 tons of ammonium nitrate, stored alongside other flammable items, exploded in Beirut. More than 200 people died, with some 7,000 injured. World Bank: Lebanon faces one of the most severe crises the world has seen since the mid-19th century. Japan is working with the U.N. Development Programme to back sustainable recovery projects.

0 Articles

All

Left

Center

Right

The Washington Post

Lebanon mourns victims of Beirut blast with sorrow and anger

The massive explosion killed more than 200, injured thousands and wrecked much of the city, but a year later there are no official explanations, and the country has continued to collapse.

3 years ago

Read Full Article

The Telegraph

Beirut blast one year on: empty medical shelves, fleeing doctors and no justice for victims

The emergency situation – compounded with the country’s twin crises of Covid and economic collapse – digs deeper into the Lebanese capital

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

The Times

Relatives demand justice for victims of Beirut port explosion

Thousands of Lebanese protesters gathered in mourning and in anger near the site of last year’s devastating explosion in Beirut’s port today, demanding justice

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

Read Full Article

Russia Today [🇷🇺-affiliated]

WATCH LIVE: Tear gas & rubber bullets used against Lebanese protesters demanding justice for victims of Beirut blast

Lebanese police have fired rubber bullets and tear gas at rock-throwing demonstrators in Beirut, who are angry that no one has been punished for last year’s massive explosion that killed hundreds and devastated the city.Hundreds of protesters – some wearing respirators and helmets – set fire to barricades in the streets outside the Lebanese parliament and clashed with police on Wednesday evening. Green lasers could also be seen cutting through t…

3 years ago·Russian Federation

Read Full Article

VOA News

UN Rights Chief Calls for Justice for Victims of Beirut Blast

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet is calling for a thorough investigation into the causes of last year’s Beirut port explosion that decimated large swathes of Lebanon’s capital city. The explosion of tons of ammonium nitrate stored at the Beirut Port killed more than 200 people, injured thousands more, and caused an estimated $15 billion in property damage, leaving some 300,000 people homeless. People put white roses …

3 years ago·United States

Read Full Article

Times Live

IN PICS | Beirut marks year since port blast with demands for justice

Thousands of Lebanese gathered in Beirut on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of a catastrophic explosion at the port, holding pictures of the dead and demanding justice.

3 years ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

Read Full Article

Think freely.Subscribe and get full access to Ground NewsSubscriptions start at $9.99/year

Ground News Article Assistant

Not enough coverage to generate an Article Assistant.