27 January 2026
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Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Statements
Permanent Mission of Iceland in Geneva
UPR51 - Iceland statement - Review of Lebanon
UPR 51 - Lebanon
Monday 19 January, 14:30-18:00
Mr. President,
Iceland welcomes the delegation of Lebanon and its national report.
In the spirit of constructive engagement, Iceland recommends the following:
- Abolish the death penalty.
- Ratify the second optional protocol to the ICCPR.
- Eliminate child marriage nationwide.
- Decriminalize and legalize abortion in all circumstances.
- Decriminalize same sex relations between consenting adults.
- Adopt a comprehensive national anti-discrimination law that explicitly covers SOGIESC as prohibited grounds of discrimination.
- Introduce a transparent administrative self-identification process for legal gender recognition free from intrusive requirements.
I wish Lebanon all success for its review.
I thank you.