Kuwait

Middle East: Move Quickly on Labor Reforms for Migrant Women

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:23:29 -0800

Kuwait: Halt Dress-Code Crackdown

Human Rights Watch — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0700

New arrests show that Kuwait has resumed enforcing a repressive dress code that criminalizes “imitating the appearance of the opposite sex,” Human Rights Watch said today. It called on the government to investigate allegations of ill-treatment of people detained and to repeal the offending provision, which violates Kuwait’s human rights obligations.

Organisation of the Islamic Conference: Improve and Strengthen the 1999 OIC Convention on Combating International Terrorism

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:00:00 -0700

Dr. Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu
Secretary General
Organisation of the Islamic Conference
P.O. Box 178
Jeddah-21411
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Dear Dr. Ihsanoglu,

Human Rights Watch is a nongovernmental organization that since 1978 has reported on violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in more than 70 countries around the world.

UAE: Meetings Should Address Migrant Workers’ Rights

Human Rights Watch — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:00:00 -0800

When labor ministers from 22 Asian and Middle Eastern countries meet in Abu Dhabi this week to discuss Asian contract migrant workers, they should address widespread violations of migrant workers’ rights, Human Rights Watch said today.

Kuwait: Repressive Dress-Code Law Encourages Police Abuse

Human Rights Watch — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 16:00:00 -0800

Authorities should immediately release more than a dozen persons jailed under Kuwait’s new dress-code law, Human Rights Watch said today. The law, approved by the National Assembly on December 10, 2007, criminalizes people who “imitate the appearance of the opposite sex.”

Letter to Governments in Asia and the Middle East on International Migrants' Day

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:00:00 -0800

We are writing on December 18, 2007, International Migrants’ Day, to call upon you to implement key reforms to respect and uphold migrants’ rights. On January 21-22, 2008, the United Arab Emirates will host the latest round of the “Colombo Process,” a series of regional consultative processes focused on Asian contract migrant workers.

Asian Migrant Workers Abandoned to Abuse

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 16:00:00 -0800

Governments in Asia and the Middle East must take stronger action to fight rampant abuse against migrant workers, several migrants’ and human rights groups said in a joint letter on the eve of December 18, International Migrants’ Day.

Exported and Exposed

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:00:00 -0800

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Exported and Exposed

Abuses against Sri Lankan Domestic Workers in

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, and the United Arab Emirates

I. Summary

Exported and Exposed

Human Rights Watch — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:00:00 -0800

The 131-page report documents the serious abuses that domestic workers face at every step of the migration process. It also shows how the Sri Lankan government and governments in the Middle East fail to protect these women.

Middle East: Sri Lankan Domestic Workers Face Abuse

Human Rights Watch — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 16:00:00 -0800

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.