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Israeli Activists and Celebrities Urge the PM to Avoid Deporting Migrant Worker’s Children

March 10th, 2010

Israel News

A decision on the fate of the 1,200 children of migrant workers in Israel is expected soon. By the end of this month an inter-governmental committee will present its recommendations on the subject to the Minister of Interior. In an unusual move, the committee officials invited members of Israeli mig…

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Jordan: Foreign housemaids suffer harassment and abuse

March 10th, 2010

Abusive employers Housemaids Jordan Suicide Working conditions

Below is the translation from Arabic of an article that appeared in the Jordanian daily Al-Dustur last month. Foreign housemaids suffer harassment and abuse Amman – Al-Dustur Newspaper – Fares Al-Habashneh 13 February, 2010 Foreign housemaids in Jordan are slowly but surely beginning to raise t...

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Israel NGO Encourages Employers to Force their Non-Jewish Workers to Sign Loyalty Pledges to the Jewish People

March 7th, 2010

Israel Racism

Recently an Israeli NGO distributed leaflets in at least two cities calling on Israelis to force their non-Jewish workers to sign documents that pledge loyalty to the Jewish people. Over the last month the Lobby for Jewish Values, an anti-gentile NGO, distributed leaflets in Safad and Ashdod calling...

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Lebanese rally to close ‘disgraceful’ retention center

March 1st, 2010

Lebanon Prison Prisoners Videos

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...

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Over 230 Foreigners Languish in Lebanese Prisons after Completing their Terms

February 27th, 2010

Lebanon Prison

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...

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Come Protest the Illegal Detention of Migrants and Refugees in Beirut

February 25th, 2010

Lebanon Prison

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...

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Lebanon: “The rights of 90% of maids are violated”

February 24th, 2010

Abusive employers Housemaids Lebanon Suicide Working conditions

Lebanese television NBN aired a 22-minute interview, on the evening of Monday 22 February 2010, with Dr. Ahmad Ayash, head of a psycho-social studies center, and Mr. John Cassabli, owner of a business which bring maids to Lebanon. The latter acknowledged the detrimental role of many businesses in th...

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Lebanon: “Falling” Ethiopian dies in Shoueifat

February 17th, 2010

Housemaids Lebanon Suicide

Al-Akhbar newspaper reported today the “fall” of Ethiopian national Ambet Spuka, born in 1987, from the 4th floor of her employer’s house, Hanan S, in Shoueifat, South of Beirut. Ambet died before arriving to hospital. In addition, we note that no follow up coverage whatsoever was...

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The Gulf Daily News Publishes our Ad!

February 16th, 2010

Bahrain MR Site

We are pleased to share with you the news that our ad for Migrant-Rights.org was featured in today’s Gulf Daily News. This is the most circulated English paper in Bahrain and widely read in several other Gulf countries. We would like to express our deep gratitude to the Gulf Daily News for pub...

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