Protesters rally to close ‘disgraceful’ retention center / The Daily Star
Lebanon must immediately close a “disgraceful” retention center where refugees and migrants are held arbitrarily in appalling conditions, activists demanded Sunday.
Braving heavy rain, around 60 people demonstr…
Archive for the ‘Legal cases’ Category
Lebanese rally to close ‘disgraceful’ retention center
March 1st, 2010
Lebanon Prison Prisoners Videos
Over 230 Foreigners Languish in Lebanese Prisons after Completing their Terms
February 27th, 2010
Yesterday, 14 Lebanese and international human rights organizations voiced their opposition to the continued detention of migrants and refugees in a letter to Lebanese Prime Minister, President and Ministers of Interior and Justice. Currently, over 230 foreigners including 13 refugees who have compl...
Come Protest the Illegal Detention of Migrants and Refugees in Beirut
February 25th, 2010
Next Sunday (February 28th), a protest will be held in front of the General Security Retention Center in Adlieh, Beirut to demand the closing down of the center. Among others, the retention center holds refugees and migrant workers in an illegal manner in inhumane conditions. Below is the press rele...
1800 Filipinos Languish in Saudi Jails
February 17th, 2010
There are 1800 Filipinos in jail in Saudi Arabia, many of whom have been imprisoned for petty crimes such as drinking alcohol or attending ‘mixed gatherings’, which the government prohibits (See full story here) The King of Saudi Arabia gave a pardon on Dec 11th last year for foreign wor...
Abused Migrant Women in Lebanon Fight Back
January 29th, 2010
Housemaids Lebanon Legal cases Women
Migrant Rights has extensively covered the abuses of female domestic workers in Lebanon. Now, some of these women are summoning the courage to fight back against their abusers by bringing legal cases against them. This article in AFP tells the story of 22 year old Nanda, a Sri Lankan woman who is on...
Sri Lanka Demands an Investigation into the Murder of an Abused Maid in Saudi Arabia
January 21st, 2010
Housemaids Legal cases Saudi Arabia
Sri Lanka is demanding a full investigation into the murder of a Balakrishnan Dharshani, a 26-year-old maid whose body was found with burn marks last December in Hofuf, Saudi Arabia. According to an Arab News report from last week, Dharshani’s parents have received letters from her that detail...
Raped Filipino Worker Faces Lashing after Miscarriage in Saudi Prison
January 20th, 2010
Prisoners Rape Saudi Arabia Women
GMA News TV (Philippines) reported today about an alarming development in the case of a Filipino worker who was raped in Saudi-Arabia this August and jailed for it. After miscarrying the fetus, the woman now faces lashing before being released. As we’ve previously reported, the woman who worke...
Lebanese General Security maintains arbitrary detention of Iraqi refugee against judge decision and MoI orders
January 18th, 2010
UPDATE: UNHCR has accepted to take Yousra to her own shelters after she refused, according to her lawyer, to go back to Caritas shelters, pending a permanent solution. Caritas is held a conference on Tuesday and issued a press release to voice its view point. The main question on the ‘legal st...
Beaten Sri Lankan domestic worker countersued by employer for child abuse
January 14th, 2010
Jordan Legal cases Women Workers
The Jordan Times reported on Thursday about a Sri Lankan domestic helper in Amman who spent 12 days in prison after her employer sued her for theft and child abuse. According to reporter Hani Hazaimeh, Ishara Hemanthi was jailed soon after a beating by her employer resulted in hospitalization. She w...
Loading... 