Domestic worker dies while trying to escape

On August 9, 2012, a few media reported the death of Alani Silvo, an Ethiopian domestic worker aged 24 who fell to her death while trying to escape with a rope from her employers’ apartment in Beirut. CLDH team went to the scene and noted that in spite of the circumstances, no measure had been taken to consider the incident as a potential crime: the place had not been secured and the employers of Ms. Silvo were circulating freely in the neighborhood.However it seems that if a person tries to escape an apartment located at the 12th floor of a building with a rope, it suggests that he/she is being held there against his/her will, and potentially abused.