(Zaman Al Wasl)- A Lebanese hospital on Sunday refused to hand over a body of Syrian refugee man died of cancer to his wife, saying $3500 must be paid to free the 'captive body', activists said.
Ein Wazin hospital in the mountainous Chouf district refused to hand over the body of Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, 46, who passed away on Saturday after long struggle with cancer.
Hussein's wife has appealed to the Lebanese government and UNHCR to free husband's body.
More than one million Syrians have sought refuge in Lebanon from the devastating conflict in their homeland that has killed more than 310,000 people.
Over a third live in makeshift housing in the Bekaa valley near the Syrian border, where temperatures have dropped below freezing in recent days.
Nearly six years of conflict in Syria have driven more than half the population from their homes, with many fleeing abroad.
Because Lebanon has not signed the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, it treats Syrians as foreigners, not refugees.
Syrian refugees struggle to get by in Lebanon despite aid from international organizations. Those who register for residency must pledge not to work.
Ein Wazin hospital in the mountainous Chouf district refused to hand over the body of Mohamed Ahmed Hussein, 46, who passed away on Saturday after long struggle with cancer.
Hussein's wife has appealed to the Lebanese government and UNHCR to free husband's body.
More than one million Syrians have sought refuge in Lebanon from the devastating conflict in their homeland that has killed more than 310,000 people.
Over a third live in makeshift housing in the Bekaa valley near the Syrian border, where temperatures have dropped below freezing in recent days.
Nearly six years of conflict in Syria have driven more than half the population from their homes, with many fleeing abroad.
Because Lebanon has not signed the 1951 UN Refugee Convention, it treats Syrians as foreigners, not refugees.
Syrian refugees struggle to get by in Lebanon despite aid from international organizations. Those who register for residency must pledge not to work.
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