Civil rights violations: The fundamental cause of poor health among palestinians in Lebanon

We will present a paper describing the lives of 260,000-280,000 Palestinian refugees in Lebanon who were displaced from their towns and villages with the establishment of Israel in 1948. After more than 60 years of exile, the majority of Palestinians in Lebanon remain stateless, segregated in refugee camps from the rest of Lebanese society. The paper presents results from an ongoing research-advocacy project concerned with advancing a civil rights agenda that incorporates an understanding of Lebanese public opinion on the right to work and right to health for Palestinians.