Wretched Ally in Lebanon for Justice and Dignity

April 14, 2012

Not surprising perhaps, but nevertheless refreshing, were the students strongly expressed convictions, regardless of particular sect, that those most victimized by Lebanon’s government and current laws are the roughly 200,000 migrant domestic workers, women, who make up half of Lebanon’s population, and the estimated 250,000 Palestinian refugees waiting to return to their country, Palestine.

Update on Alem Story: When Suicide is the Only Escape

April 11, 2012

Alem Dechesa allegedly took her own life on March 14 after experiencing severe abuse [EPA]

Al Jazeera English By Khaled A. Beydoun

The writer is a DC-based attorney and author. He is a native of Detroit.

Washington, DC – For Alem Dechesa, death was the only way out. For thousands of voiceless Ethiopian domestic workers working in Lebanon, suicide is the only avenue for escaping a nihilistic existence.

Alem Dechasa’s choice: an unfit preference and a waste death

 April 10, 2012

Alem’s partner, Lemesa Ejeta, explains given he can’t move himself to tell their dual children that she is passed Link to this video

Lemesa Ejeta sniffed and privileged his throat though could not stop a rip from slipping down his cheek. His four-year-old daughter, Yabesira, had usually run out of their mud-and-straw residence to play, and it was as if he felt he could during final let go.

Death of a housemaid in Lebanon sparks calls for action

April 7, 2012

BEIRUT // Moaning and great out, Alem Dechasa-Desisa was dragged by her arm along a Beirut street. Two group afterwards attempted to gold a mom of dual into a black BMW before grabbing her by a hair.

UN experts urge probe of Ethiopian maid suicide in Lebanon

April 7, 2012

UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged the Lebanese government to investigate the death of an Ethiopian housemaid, who commited suicide a few days after she was beaten by a man in Beirut.

Modern Slaves: Domestic Migrant Workers in Kuwait, UAE, Saudi Arabia

April 5, 2012

The journal stories are shocking: Man stapled lassie several times and left her disfigured…Heated nails beaten into Sri Lankan maid…Housemaid plunges to her genocide from Sharjah tower…Ethiopian domestic workman beaten on camera commits suicide…

Housemaid’s Suicide Rattles Lebanon’s Conscience

  April 5, 2012

The new videotaped abuse and genocide of an Ethiopian lady (mother of dual Alem Dechassa, 33) has rattled Lebanon’s conscience. Photo by Jamal Saidi, REUTERS / Apr 4, 2012. Reuters around Chicago Tribune By Oliver Holmes BEIRUT – Tragic tales of domestic workman abuse in Lebanon are

Lebanon urged to investigate death of worker abused on tape

April 4, 2012

Lebanon is being urged by human rights groups to investigate the death of an Ethiopian domestic worker who killed herself after she was videotaped being publicly abused in Beirut, spurring outrage over her mistreatment.