Several cases of violence against migrants in Kuwait have been documented in the past few weeks.
In late December, a maid was found hanging in her sponsor’s home. In January, three migrants committed suicide. One maid hung herself inside her room. A man also hung himself in his room. Another …
Archive for the ‘Kuwait’ Category
Recent cases of abuse in Kuwait
January 8th, 2012
Abusive employers Death Kuwait Suicide
Murder of a Kuwaiti woman may have lasting effects on migrants
November 24th, 2011
The murder of a Kuwaiti bride by her Ethiopian maid may have reverberating consequences for the nation’s migrants. The Ministry of Health intends to introduce a set of psychological evaluations that prospective foreigner workers must pass before their work visas are approved, adding to the al...
Murder in Kuwait
November 18th, 2011
Abusive employers Death Kuwait
An Ethiopian maid was murdered by her employer on Tuesday. The man beat her for over a week because she allegedly refused to work, and her injuries were so severe that she suffered from internal bleeding. She collapsed after arguing with the man while he attempted to “return” her to the recruit...
Suicide of Detained Migrant Prompts Investigation
October 23rd, 2011
General Kuwait Prisoners Suicide
The suicide of an Indonesian maid in Kuwaiti custody is drawing questions about the conditions of her imprisonment.The woman hung herself with her scarf, her severed neck indicating that she had not been checked up on for days. Current accounts of the case are conflicting; one reports that security ...
Philippines Denies Impending Bans to Gulf
October 17th, 2011
The Philippines is postponing a resolution that would prohibit its citizens from working in the Gulf. An extension was requested by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration, which announced that it needed more time for evaluations amid nations’ renewed commitments to legislate migrant...
Kuwaiti Officer Kills Four Indians
August 23rd, 2011
At the very first day of Ramadan (August the first) a horrific crime took place in three different areas in Kuwait (Saad alabdullah, Kabd, and the desert part of Jahra) when a Kuwaiti officer used his shotgun to kill four Indian men, while one Ethiopian woman was able to escape death, as reported by...
Deaths, suicides and more clorox incidents
August 19th, 2011
The situaiton in Kuwait the past two weeks has been chaotic and ugly. The Arab Times reports here on a 39-year old Indian worker who has died. Her body was found in her sponsor’s house after -it is presumed- that she committed suicide. A case was filed- let us hope it is a little more hopeful ...
Kuwaiti Government Official Rejects US Report on Human Trafficking
July 18th, 2011
Housemaids Kuwait Trafficking Working conditions
Kuwait has been rated many times as one of the worst countries in the world when it comes to combating human trafficking as seen in the US State Department annual reports, Human Rights Watch, and other international human rights organizations. On the 14th of July, Al-Qabas newspaper published statem...
Kuwait: Months-old baby in Jail
July 18th, 2011
Housemaids Kuwait Prisoners Women
A horrifying story was featured in the last page of the Kuwaiti daily newspaper Al-Qabas. The report said that a baby who is less than a year old is living in prison right now. The child is allegedly the result of “adultery” between an Indonesian housemaid and a Bengali man. The woman co...
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