Showing posts with label Human Rights Watch (HRW). Show all posts
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Monday, July 16, 2018

The Cry For Rescue From Abused African Ladies In Saudi Arabia

By Farouk Martins Aresa
News about domestic helps abuse in Saudi have been around for a while but they are mostly from Philipino house helps. There was a report about abuse of Kenyan women as far back as 2015 that was reported locally and on BBC. The bad news we get from Saudi Arabia are from Africans on pilgrimage and some abusing their visa conditions to commit deplorable crimes, especially Nigerians despite the severe punishment of beheading. 
Nigerians young ladies and other Africans are crying out from Saudi Arabia! These are young women that neither had any desire to sell their bodies by taking oath nor did they swear at the shrine in order to become prostitutes. They paid agents good money with the hope of securing decent jobs in Saudi Arabia. Unfortunately, ladies include very young girls let go by unscrupulous parents. There are African agents in many cities including Abuja, Accra and Nairobi recruiting domestic helps into Saudi Arabia as slaves.