Abused Migrant Workers End Up in Prison After Trying to Flee — Refugees Deeply

Lebanon: Migrant Worker’s Abuse Account. Investigate Allegations, Retraction After Return to Workplace

(Beirut) – Lebanon’s general prosecutor should ensure an adequate investigation into allegations that a migrant domestic worker suffered months of abuse before jumping from a balcony and injuring herself, Human Rights Watch said today. The investigation should ensure that the worker, Lensa Lelisa, an Ethiopian national, can speak to investigators privately and take all feasible measures to assure her physical safety and protect her from any possible retaliation.

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Abused Migrant Workers End Up in Prison After Trying to Flee

In Jordan and Lebanon, hundreds of migrant domestic workers are being held in detention. Lawyers and activists say that many of these women wind up in prison after they try to leave abusive employers, who can easily retaliate by falsely accusing them of committing crimes.

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