Support to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon

This project aims to support the preservation of evidence collected by the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL) and the transition of the STL to a dormant state. Global Affairs Canada alongside other donors such as the United States is funding this project. Project activities include: (1) finalizing obligations towards witnesses; (2) finalizing legal obligations; (3) archiving and preserving judicial and other records; (4) preserving and classifying related cases records and potential evidence for future use; (5) disposing of identified assets in both the Leidschendam and Beirut offices; (6) finalizing Arabic and French translations of the Ayyash et al. judgement; (7) performing the final audit of the Tribunal’s accounts returning outstanding funds and paying final obligations; and (8) preparing for handover to a successor entity.

The expected outcome of this project is the transition of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to a residual mechanism effectively drawing down the Tribunal.