The first Syrian refugees in Lebanon to return home under a new repatriation scheme will leave on Wednesday, but few in worn-down camps in the central
Bekaa Valley said they would sign up.
Rights groups fear the programme may not be as voluntary as it purports to be, at a time when concerns are growing about a policy of coercion they say is already in force in Turkey, where 3.6 million Syrians who have fled their country are registered.
This year, both host countries have ramped up pressure on refugees to leave.
Syrian refugees cling on in Turkey, Lebanon as fears over coerced returns grow
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