Sources consulted by the DIRB do not provide information additional to that contained in Response to Information Request LBN24937.E of 23 September 1996, which provides information on the homosexuals community in Lebanon.

While not directly referring to the status of homosexuals in Lebanon, Response to Information Request SYR15361.E of 8 October 1993, which provides general information on the status of homosexuals in the Middle East, might be useful.

This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum. Please find below the list of additional sources consulted in researching this Information Request.

Amnesty International country file (Lebanon). 1993-96.

Amnesty International Report. 1994-96.

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. 1993-96.

Emergency Response Network. 1993-96.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) Daily Reports. 1991-96.

ILGA Bulletin. 1993-96.

Keesing's Record of World Events [Cambridge]. 1993-96.

The Third Pink Book: A Global View of Lesbian and Gay Liberation and Oppression. 1993.

On-line search of news articles.