OUR CASES

Cases of Kafala Abuse in Lebanon


Noah Zaiter is Lebanon's most infamous drugs and arms dealer, wanted by Interpol. Kamaru suffered pervasive abuses and slavery under their family.


Dorcas contacted TIL because she hadn't been paid for 5 mths. After a short negotiation, she got a plane ticket and her full salary.


Bassem is a police officer. He denied Salma of her salary and sexually abused her.


Ali, a smuggler, paid Naume $770 for 19.5 months work - $1.30 per day. Ali falsely accused her of theft to try to cover his non-payment of $3,300.


Dr. Kfoury locked Regina in. He wanted her to sleep naked beside him. He asked to give her a 'private examination'. His death secured her release.


Abike claims Colonel Abbas threatened to kill her if she didn't sign a paper forfeiting her salary. She described him as telling her "he can not give me my money, that he has already bought me from Najah as a slave."

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