About Spotlight

A connected approach to law and rights.

Legal practice, learning, research and institutional solutions—brought together around real needs.

Our identity

Independent in practice. Human rights at the core.

Spotlight Center for Law & Human Rights is an independent civil legal innovation company and integrated legal ecosystem, established in 2018 and based in Tripoli, Lebanon.

Spotlight is a Lebanese civil company governed by the Code of Obligations and Contracts. Its internal regulations state that it does not seek profit. Professional services are scoped and priced transparently; funded activities are delivered under their agreed terms.

Human rights are a core value that guides how we design legal services, technology, education, research and institutional solutions. We work with individuals and families, women and girls, civil society, schools, public institutions and private-sector actors.

The ecosystem

One need can connect to several kinds of expertise.

A consultation may lead to representation, mediation or a referral. An institutional assessment may lead to a policy, a complaint mechanism and staff training. Research helps turn lessons from practice into recommendations for wider change.

Our ecosystem connects these functions while preserving professional independence, confidentiality and lawyers’ responsibility for legal judgment.

Legal practice

Advice, drafting and representation.

Institutional solutions

Policies, governance and dispute prevention.

Training & capacity building

Practical legal and human rights education.

Research & policy

Analysis, evidence and recommendations.

Community initiatives

Locally grounded awareness and access to justice.

Spotlight Legal Hub

A developing women-focused pathway to trusted support.

Leadership

Outeiba Merhebi

Founder and Managing Lawyer. A Lebanese lawyer, trainer and mediator with more than 26 years of professional legal experience.

Her experience spans women’s rights, human rights, gender-based violence, protection, labour rights, research, policy and programme management. She served on the board of the Human Rights Institute of the Tripoli Bar Association from 2019 to 2025.

Spotlight is women-led and was founded by three women and one man. Its legal team brings together three lawyers, including two women and one man. Each assignment is matched to the expertise and capacity it requires.

Our approach

Listen carefully. Define the next step.

Listen

Understand the person, context and purpose.

Assess

Review the need, documents, available options and relevant risks.

Agree

Confirm the scope, responsibilities, timetable and fees.

Deliver

Provide the agreed service and clarify any follow-up.

Let’s work together

Let’s find the right next step.

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