Le « problème » de l’odeur corporelle est un problème social qui est, le plus souvent, lié à des modèles de comportements racistes. Pour la deuxième publication de l’Observatoire du racisme, nous avons voulu mettre en lumière quelques citations des témoignages que nous avons reçus de travailleuses domestiques migrantes

Migrant-led organization Egna Legna Besidet and the Institute for Migration Studies in the Lebanese American University have released a study titled “Acknowledged but Forgotten: The Gender Dimensions of Sexual Violence Against Migrant Domestic Workers in Post-Crisis Lebanon.”

The “problem” of body odor is a social problem that is, more often than not, linked to patterns of racist behaviors.

For the second issue of the Racism Monitor, we wanted to highlight some quotes from the testimonies we received from migrant domestic workers, which document their experiences with racist violations and discrimination against them based on their “Body Odor.”

Vaccine Segregation, Misinformation and Mistreatment of Migrant Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Here’s the Weekly News Report for September 18-30 2022.

We have compiled the most prominent racist content and violations of 2021 and the past few months which contributed to reinforcing and perpetuating racism against migrants and refugees in Lebanon, including those that incited violence and published misinformation and false figures.

On August 31, Bashar Abdul Saud, a Syrian detainee, was murdered inside one of the cells of the General Directorate of State Security. Images showed signs of brutal torture, which led to a fatal heart attack, as further investigation showed.

Kenyan Refugee and Activist NM has just been released by the Lebanese authorities, following her arrest in April this year.

Al Akhbar released 3 articles on August 29, 2022 as part of a dossier titled “Domestic Labor «Crisis»: Left, Never to Return,” in which, recruitment agencies’ structural abuse of migrant domestic workers, as well as the racism and sexism that the workers face, is completely omitted.

The UNHCR granted NM refugee status, however, NM is still detained at the General Security Detention Center.