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Appeal for Urgent Action on Gross Violations of Human Rights of Migrant Workers of Ethiopian Origin
The Honourable AB U!!AH bin Ab"ula#i# Al $au", King of Saudi Arabia, %usto"ian of the T&o Hol' Mos(ues Riyadh, Royal Court: 1488-2222, Jeddah: 2-665-42 !aif: 2-" 6-52##, $a%%ah: 2-82 -4111, $adinah: 4-85"25## )o*ember +,- ./+0 1our Ma2est'- 3ing Ab"ullah bin Ab"ula#i#&ollo'ing the e()iration deadline of 4 *o+e,ber 2#1 allo'ed for ,igrant 'or%er- to rene' their 'or% and re-iden.e )er,it-, thou-and- of 'or%er- of /thio)ian origin ha+e been .ha-ed, rounded-u), a))rehended, ta%en to un%no'n lo.ation- and tortured0 A- it .urrently e,erge-, nu,erou- ,igrant 'or%er- 'ere beaten to death in different region- of your highne-- Kingdo,0 Al-o it ha- be.o,e a))arent that the $ini-try of 1abour 2n-)e.tion ha- )lanned and i- e(e.uting -u.h brutal ,ea-ure- again-t hel)le-- and +oi.ele-- ,igrant 'or%er- a..ording to the a--ertion- of +ariou- reliable and inde)endent international hu,an right- organi-ation-0 !he -aid ,igrant 'or%er-, free +i-a holder- in )arti.ular, are re)orted to ha+e been the ,o-t e()loited and abu-ed 'or% for.e in Saudi Arabia0 !he )a--)ort- of thi- )arti.ular -eg,ent of the 'or% for.e are being held by their -)on-or- 'ho ta%e )art in the e()loitation of the -ub3e.t- in addition to the .urrent tragedy unfolding0 A- the-e -)on-ora--u,e the re-)on-ibility of )ro.e--ing their +i-a- and i,,igration ,atter- on behalf of -u.h ,igrant-, 'e are obliged to belie+e the fa.t that it i- 'ell %no'n to Saudi Arabia offi.ial- dealing 'ith +i-a and i,,igration0 2n fa.t the -ub-e4uent -uffering- of -u.h 'or%er- are often negle.ted by the Saudi Authoritie- a- the -y-te,ati. -uffering- of ,igrant- 'or%er- in your highne--5- Kingdo, are dee) rooted and ongoing although the ,agnitude, the de)th and le+el of the .urrent all-round -uffering- of the ,igrant iin.o,)arable 'ith )re+iou- all the other-0 A..ording to .redible -our.e- total of 28,### ,igrant 'or%er- 'ere -urrounded by authoritie- and .a)tured fro, different )art- of the .ountry fro, 'hi.h around 16,5## 'ere detained bet'een 5 and 6 *o+e,ber 2#1 0!he Saudi go+ern,ent5- offi.ialad,itted about -ear.hing for an illegal ,igrant- -in.e the fir-t 'ee% of *o+e,ber 2#1 Conta.t $r0 *atie, /-,ail - 7RA82#1 3u-ti.e9g,ail0.o,, :hone ;44 <#= 1 1 46" " $ob ; 44 <#= "46 1### 10 Addre-- &lat 5, 5# >o.hart >ri+e, /dinburgh, /74 "1R, S.otland, ?K 2
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