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January 19, 2021 | English
The government of Lebanon must heed the recommendations of the international community and do much more to fulfill, respect and protect human rights, putting an end to impunity underpinning the drastic erosion of fundamental economic, social and civil rights, Amnesty International said today, following Lebanon’s Universal Periodical Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human Rights Council on Monday 18 January.
January 18, 2021 | English
Chairman/ CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, NIDCOM, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa recently spoke on issues surrounding her national assignment. Here are excerpts from the exciting interview.
January 17, 2021 | English
Human Rights Watch has warned that millions of people in the country are at risk of famine.Among poor Lebanese, suicides due to insolvency and desperation have surged. Meanwhile, domestic migrant workers, already subject to the (sponsorship) system and often living in appalling conditions, are increasingly abandoned outside their countries’ embassies by “sponsors” who can no longer afford to pay them.
The COVID-19 crisis accelerated Lebanon’s implosion and further harmed the country’s most vulnerable sectors of the population. And then, on August 4, the Beirut Port explosion brought the country to its knees.
January 17, 2021 | English
This is a conversation with Daryn Howland on how migrant labor in Lebanon is racialised under the Kafala system.
January 15, 2021 | English
Middle East - Saudi Arabia: Saudi Arabia has a terrible reputation when it comes to the rights of migrant workers, who are forced to work long hours and invariably subjected to abuse.
January 13, 2021 | English
(Beirut) – The Lebanese authorities’ corruption and failure to address the massive political and economic crises the country is facing have resulted in the country’s most drastic deterioration of rights in decades, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2021 The unprecedented economic crisis, compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic, has caused the poverty rate to double in the past year.
January 13, 2021 | English
The restoration of full diplomatic ties with Qatar will not immediately mean business as usual
January 11, 2021 | English
Some of the most optimistic people did not expect to see the rapid recovery of startups and small and medium enterprises (SME) in Saudi Arabia, following both the lockdown due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the increase of VAT. In addition, few expected to see the dynamic transformation of business models across many of the startups and SMEs, along with the overall growth of some within this sector. The notable and rapid intervention of the Saudi government, and the introduction of various initiatives to support these companies are to be credited for this recovery.
January 9, 2021 | English
Doha has announced a number of reforms in recent years, including a fund to support the payment of unpaid wages and the abolition of the kafala system, which ties migrant workers' visas to their employers.
January 9, 2021 | English
From open corruption, excruciating crises, dreadful increases of unemployment and poverty rates, to violations of freedom of expression, and human and civic rights, not excluding gender-bias laws the Kafala system, and the absence of senior pensions and proper welfare, to name a few, the Lebanese people have had more than enough valid causes to revolt and demand reforms.