Conflict Incident Report

General Security Arbitrarily Detained Migrant Workers Renuka and Jagdish,

Date of incident:

April 8, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

Actors/Parties Involved:

General Security

Migrant Domestic Worker

On April 8, 2015, Renuka Irangani and her husband Jagdish Kumar were lured into detention by Lebanon’s General Security. Renuka, a migrant worker from Sri Lanka, has been a passionate campaigner against General Security’s decision to not grant residency renewals to children of migrant workers in Lebanon who were born and raised in the country.
Insan Association has reasons to believe that Renuka’s detention is an act of retribution against her outspokenness on this issue. Renuka has been in detention in the Adlieh Retention Center since last Wednesday in very poor conditions. On April 16, a deportation order was issued requiring Renuka to leave Lebanon by April 18.

http://www.insanassociation.org/en/index.php/10-news/111-general-securit...

Primary category:

Arrest/Detention

Secondary Category:

Deportation

Classification of conflict (primary):

Conflicts of social discrimination

Violent and unjust treatment of different categories of people and individuals based on race, age, gender or sexuality, committed by the State, groups and individuals, related to a lack of protection and rights, inefficiency of the Justice system and persisting social and economic vulnerabilities.

Classification of conflict(secondary):

Policy conflicts

Conflicts associated with political decisions, government or state policies regarding matters of public concern, such as debates concerning law reforms, electoral laws, and protests of the government’s political decisions, among others.

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Conflict Incident Report

General Security Arbitrarily Detained Migrant Workers Renuka and Jagdish,