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Lebanon Letter to the Lebanese Government from Rights Groups Inquiring about Lebanese Prison Conditions We are a group of Lebanese and international organizations working on human rights issues in Lebanon. We welcome your decision on August 6, 2008 to ask the General Inspectorate to investigate allegations of abuses occurring inside Lebanese prisons following the serious allegations of corruption, and of ill-treatment of prisoners aired on al-Fasad, a program on New TV. October 7, 2008 Letter Also available in 
Middle East/North Africa: Treat Domestic Workers Fairly This Ramadan Employers Should Reflect on Responsibilities to Respect Rights of Domestic Workers At the beginning of Ramadan, a month of reflection and fasting, employers of domestic workers in the Middle East and North Africa should take special care to consider the rights of domestic workers, who work extra hours to aid with the month-long gatherings of their employers, Human Rights Watch said today. September 2, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Lebanon: Migrant Domestic Workers Dying Every Week Most Deaths From Suicides or in Botched Escapes The high death toll of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon, from unnatural causes, shows the urgent need to improve their working conditions, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch called on the official steering committee tasked with improving the situation of migrant domestic workers in Lebanon to investigate the root causes of these deaths and develop a concrete national strategy to reduce them. August 25, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Lebanon: Political Talks in Qatar Should Address Abuses Justice for Attacks on Civilians and Summary Killings Key for Future Stability Lebanese authorities should investigate killings of civilians and other serious violations of international humanitarian law during last week’s fighting, Human Rights Watch said today. Lebanon’s political leaders, meeting in Qatar to try to resolve their differences, should support impartial judicial investigations and not try to shield their supporters. May 18, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Lebanon: Protect Domestic Workers From Abuse, Exploitation Labor Day Campaign Challenges Employers to ‘Put Yourself in Her Shoes’ Lebanese employers, placement agencies, and the Lebanese authorities should improve the treatment of domestic workers by ensuring fair contracts, timely payment of wages, and a weekly day’s leave, Human Rights Watch said today, on the eve of Labor Day. Human Rights Watch is launching a campaign to highlight the often invisible abuses that many women who are domestic workers suffer in Lebanon. April 30, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter to the Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference Urging the Organisation to Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism Human Rights Watch writes to urge Dr. Ihsanoglu to use his position as Secretary General of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference to support measures at the upcoming Summit of the Organisation of Islamic Conference in Dakar, Senegal on March 13-14 that would improve and strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism. In particular, we urge the OIC to consider two amendments to the Convention in order to narrow its overbroad definition of terrorism and to make absolutely clear that there is no sanction in Islam for deliberately attacking civilians, whatever the circumstances or justifications. March 11, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Women’s Work By Nisha Varia Published in As-Safir International Women’s Day is an opportunity not only to evaluate women’s progress in areas such as education, employment, and politics, but also to honor the importance of what has been traditionally viewed as “women’s work”: cooking, cleaning, and childcare. March 8, 2008 Commentary Also available in
Printer friendly version Human Rights Watch Letter to General Siham Harake Human Rights Watch wrote a letter to General Siham Harake highlighting a few areas of concern related to the protection of Iraqis in Lebanon. March 7, 2008 Letter Also available in
Printer friendly version Letter on the Occasion of the Association Council Between the EU and Lebanon, February 19, 2008 On the occasion of the third meeting of the Association Council between the European Union (EU) and Lebanon, to be held on 19 February 2008, Human Rights Watch (HRW), the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN), the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), and the World Organisation against Torture (OMCT) are writing to express their concern about the human rights situation in Lebanon and to offer recommendations to address it. We hope that you will raise these points with the Lebanese authorities during the meeting of the Association Council. February 19, 2008 Letter Printer friendly version Israel’s Use of Cluster Bombs Shows Need for Global Ban Attacks in Lebanon Violated Laws of War The human devastation inflicted on Lebanon by Israel’s illegal use of cluster munitions highlights the urgent need for an international treaty banning the weapon, Human Rights Watch said in releasing a report today. At a conference this week, more than 100 states will discuss a treaty to ban cluster munitions, a process prompted in part by Israel’s cluster attacks on Lebanon in 2006. February 17, 2008 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Flooding South Lebanon Israel’s Use of Cluster Munitions in Lebanon in July and August 2006
HRW Index No.: E2002 February 17, 2008 Report Download PDF, 4400 KB, 137 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Video: Dan Rather Reports - Bombs Left Behind Long after a cease fire in the Iraeli-Lebanese conflict, thousands of unexploded bombs--cluster munitions--still cover the battlefields and are wounding many unintended victims--civilians. © 2008 HDNet (Run time 23:42) February 13, 2008 Video Rot Here or Die There By Tom Porteous, London director Published in New Statesman Online Together with the US, the UK government should acknowledge its responsibility toward Iraqi refugees because of its military intervention in Iraq. But until now it has not even taken elementary steps to assist Iraq’s neighbours to deal with the crisis, nor to convince them to keep their doors open to refugees whose lives are in danger in Iraq. December 7, 2007 Commentary Printer friendly version Lebanon: Refugees Coerced to Return to Iraq Lebanese authorities arrest Iraqi refugees without valid visas and detain them indefinitely to coerce them to return to Iraq, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. December 4, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Lebanon's slaves, Lebanon's shame By Nadim Houry Published in The Daily Star Over a month ago, a French documentary, "Liban, Pays des Esclaves," harshly criticized Lebanese society and the authorities for their treatment of migrant domestic workers. But instead of being outraged by the behavior of their fellow citizens, many Lebanese expressed outrage against the filmmaker who dared to sully their reputation in France. One group even organized a petition against the documentary on Facebook, Lebanon's latest craze. December 4, 2007 Commentary Printer friendly version Rot Here or Die There Bleak Choices for Iraqi Refugees in Lebanon
HRW Index No.: E1908 December 4, 2007 Report Also available in
Download PDF, 284 KB, 68 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Human Rights Watch’s Statement to the IOM Council 27-30 November 2007 (94th Session) Human Rights Watch delivered a statement at the 2007 Council meeting (94th Session) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and its Member States expressing its continued committment to working with the Council and IOM to ensure that migrants' rights are protected and promoted in all IOM operations. November 29, 2007 Written Statement Printer friendly version Exported and Exposed Abuses against Sri Lankan Domestic Workers in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates
HRW Index No.: C1916 November 14, 2007 Report Also available in 
Download PDF, 905 KB, 133 pgs Purchase online Read Press Release Middle East: Sri Lankan Domestic Workers Face Abuse Labor Laws Leave Migrant Women Exposed Sri Lankan domestic workers face serious abuses, including violence, harassment and exploitation when they migrate to work in the Middle East, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Human Rights Watch said the governments of Sri Lanka, Kuwait, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates should do more to protect women from labor exploitation and violence when they migrate to the Middle East, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. November 13, 2007 Press Release Also available in
Printer friendly version Response: 'HRW Caving to the Israeli Lobby?' By Eric Goldstein Published in Scoop Franklin P. Lamb’s article “Is Human Rights Watch Caving to the Israeli Lobby?”, published on September 4, 2007, is full of broad allegations of bias that are unsubstantiated and unworthy of response. However, his challenge to the methodology and evidence in our report “Civilians under Assault: Hezbollah’s Rocket Attacks on Israel in the 2006 War,” merits closer scrutiny and a response. October 10, 2007 Commentary Printer friendly version |
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