Israel’s parliament passed an incredibly controversial law last week that permits the unlimited, indefinite detention of migrants. The law amends a 1954 statute pertaining to guerrilla fighters penetrating the Israeli-Egyptian border. By sactioning the same wartime punishment against alleged terro…
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Israel passes indefinite detention bill
January 15th, 2012
Deportation General Israel Legislation Prison
OFW who died in Syria was possibly hit by stray bullet, says migrant group; urges Philippine Foreign affairs dept. to probe deeply
January 11th, 2012
A Filipino migrant rights group in the Middle East is not discounting the possibility that an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who was reportedly killed in Syria was hit by a stray bullet while attempting to escape from her employer’s house in Homs, 160km away north of Damascus, Syria’s capital. Y...
“My Shame: A Lebanese in Madagascar”
January 5th, 2012
Encounters between migrants and citizens are generally presented as those between migrants and civil society organizations, or between migrants and their employers, sponsors, or government officials. Joey Ayoub shares the unique perspective he held as a Lebanese in Madagascar – as a citizen fr...
Snail-paced repatriation of OFWs in Syria hit; PH govt. urged ‘to draw evacuation and repatriation lessons’ from MENA upheavals
December 27th, 2011
A Filipino migrants’ rights group today scored the Philippine government for what it says a ‘snail-paced repatriation of OFWs’ since the conflict escalated in Syria early this year. Migrante-Middle East regional coordinator and Kapatiran sa Gitnang Silangan (KGS – Brotherhood in the Middle E...
Lebanon: 20-year old Ethiopian domestic worker “falls” from 3rd floor, dies
December 27th, 2011
Lebanese National News Agency reported today that in the region of Haddath (South-East of Beirut), 20-year old Ethiopian domestic worker, Hana Ashalohaili, “fell” from the 3rd floor balcony of her employer’s house, Sarkis Antonios Ibrahim Boutros. She died and her body was immediat...
Update on Israel’s Migrant Response
December 13th, 2011
Last week, we profiled Israel’s unfair treatment of African migrants and the illegal steps the government has implemented to deal with asylum seekers. This week, Israel took further steps to disfranchise refugees and illegal immigrants; the Knesset approved a 2% cut from all ministries to fund m...
Religion and Migrant Rights
December 11th, 2011
Religion is a powerful force in the Middle East, one that can and should be harnessed to promulgate the rights of non-citizens. Religion need not be abused as a tool of social engineering, but can rather be resourced for its pre-existing ethical and social framework; religion can bind leaders, activ...
Migrants in Israel receive less than a warm welcome
December 6th, 2011
On November 25, Eritreans protested in front of the American Embassy in Tel Aviv, expressing their discontent with the plight of African migrants in Israel. From their journey through their settlement in Israel, asylum seekers fleeing oppressive regimes face physical harm and discrimination from bot...
Migrants in Libya face uncertain future
November 28th, 2011
A recent U.N. report estimates that over 7,000 prisoners remain detained in Libya. A substantial percentage of these men, women, and children are sub-Saharan African migrants caught up in the volatile transition of power. Accounts of arbitrary arrest and torture have been documented by human rights ...
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