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.”

عندما نتحدث عن “مشكلة” رائحة الجسد، يجب التنويه أن المشكلة، في أغلب الأحيان، هي مشكلة اجتماعية ذو روابط وأنماط ناتجة عن سلوكيات عنصريّة.

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.

قمنا بتجميع أبرز الانتهاكات والمحتويات العنصرية من عام 2021 وخلال الأشهر الماضية والتي ساهمت بترسيخ العنصرية والكراهية تجاه العمّال والعاملات المهاجرين/ات واللاجئين في لبنان، منها ما حرّض عليهم/ن وشجّع بالعنف ومنها ما نشر معلومات وأرقام كاذبة.

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.

أفرجت السلطات اللبنانية في السابع من تشرين الأول عن اللاجئة والناشطة الكينية ن.م بعد احتجازها في نيسان من هذا العام.

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.