The research team has released the results of an investigation that details the events and failures that led to one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history.
In a conversation with Hyperallergic, Samaneh Moafi, a senior researcher at FA who was in charge of the investigation, expressed hope that the group’s work would be used in further research.
“Finding information on what exactly happened is a collective search,” Moafi said. “Our architectural tools are part of that collective effort.”
On November 13, ahead of the UN Security Briefing on Lebanon, the human rights organization Legal Action Worldwide (LAW) released an extensive report gathering all available facts relating to the explosion, including testimonials by witnesses and survivors. The report was submitted to the UN and key member states. In addition, the organization published a list of demands on behalf of over a thousand survivors of the explosion, asking for international support in their pursuit of justice, and demanding “without delay, an independent and impartial fact-finding mission.”
“Justice cannot be delivered if the investigation remains solely with Lebanese authorities,” said
LAW’s Executive Director, Antonia Mulvey. “There is no reason that victims and their families should trust a system which, as the UN describes it — is deeply flawed.”
This call echos the general sentiment among Lebanese citizens, who have grown weary of the country’s disintegrated political structure and ubiquitous cronyism and corruption.
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