Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by Daily FT
Migrant domestic workers in Saudi Arabia routinely suffer abuse derived from the kafala system. Less than half of them are women, who often come from South Asia, work in private households to cook, clean and provide childcare
At least 41 Sri Lankan women, the majority of whom are migrant (…)
, by The Filipino Times
The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh has warned the Filipino community in Saudi Arabia from holding and attending “unsanctioned” events or gathering with permission from the government following the arrest of some 17 Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) who attended a Halloween party.
In a report by (…)
, by ULLAH Areeb
Scores are leaving Saudi Arabia after “being tortured, sexually and physically abused, even raped by their employers”
A coalition of migrant rights NGOs in Bangladesh, including former maids who were abused, called on the Bangladeshi government to protect its female domestic workers inside (…)
, by McKERNAN Bethan
Thousands of foreign national workers allegedly expelled from country over visa violations and security concerns, as protests over unpaid wages continue.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has expelled almost 40,000 Pakistani migrant workers in the last four months, local media has reported.
Over (…)
, by Petition / Sign-on Letter
Why this is important
A 45 year old, unnamed Sri Lankan migrant domestic worker and mother of 3 has been sentenced to death by stoning in Saudi Arabia for “adultery.” Zina - that is any sexual relations outside of marriage - are Hudud crimes or “crimes against God.”
The man in the alleged (…)
, by Associated Press
Interior ministry says migrants deported since start of crackdown in November were residing in country illegally.
Saudi Arabia says it has deported more than 250,000 foreign migrant workers from the kingdom over the past three months.
The interior ministry said late on Tuesday that the (…)
, by Collective / Multiple signers
We, the undersigned, condemn in the strongest terms the beheading of Rizana Nafeek – the Sri Lankan domestic migrant worker convicted aged 17 in 2005, for the accidental death of an infant – in Saudi Arabia on the morning of 09 January 2013.
We are shocked at the decision of Saudi Arabia’s (…)
, by AHRC
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE AHRC-STM-011-2013 January 9, 2013
A Statement from the Asian Human Rights Commission
SRI LANKA: Rizana Nafeek executed - President Mr. Rajapaksha bears full responsibility for this death
According to reports received, the Government of Saudi Arabia has executed Ms. (…)
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