HRW and Amnesty say road to justice in port case 'remains littered with challenges'
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International said in a joint statement on Monday that "despite the resumption of the investigation" into the 2020 Beirut port blast, "the road to justice remains littered with political and legal challenges."
The statement marks the fifth anniversary of the devastating explosion, which killed more than 220 people and wounded over 6,000 others.
Mariana Fodoulian from the association of victims' families meanwhile said that "for five years, officials have been trying to evade accountability, always thinking they are above the law."
"We're not asking for anything more than the truth," she told AFP. "We won't stop until we get comprehensive justice," she added.
Source: Agence France Presse
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