Wednesday, January 24, 2007

I have said it to Lebanese audiences in Arabic, and I say it here again: let the Lebanese people liberate their Sri Lankan maids before they speak of liberty. Yesterday, an Ethiopian maid in Lebanon (22), died as she was trying to flee the house of her employer by jumping from the balcony in Az-Zalqa. As usual, Lebanese police does not investigate the deaths of maids. Also, a Syrian was found dead in his room in `Amshit. That reminds me: whatever happened to Human Rights Watch's investigation of the abuse and murder of Syrian workers in Lebanon? What happened Nadim?