Lebanon government urged to take action in connection with the death of Mulu Mikasha Nagasi, Ethiopian maid
Borkena
Toronto – The Human Rights Association (HRA) released a statement calling on the government of Lebanon regarding the case of Mulu Mikasha Naghasi, an Ethiopian maid who was killed in Lebanon.
According to HRA, an initiative of the WeCare Foundation, Mulu died on July 6, 2023, in Sultan Yacoub, West Bekaa, Lebanon, within an hour after being admitted to the hospital.
She worked for seven years in Sultan Yacoub, West Bekaa, Lebanon. She was not permitted to leave the employer’s premises even once.
Her body had signs of beatings when she arrived in the hospital. According to HRA, the physician “who initially examined her body omitted the bruises and injuries found upon it from the investigation report.”
Her family in Ethiopia has not yet received a complete report on her death. The Ethiopian Embassy in Beirut did not manage to obtain it due to what the report described as “ongoing obstruction in its efforts to obtain the full investigation file.”
The HRA called on “the Government of Lebanon to ensure the full, transparent, and expeditious prosecution of all those charged” in connection with Mulu’s death.
In addition to investigating the case, HRA is calling for the Lebanese government to extend “enforceable legal protections to all Ethiopian domestic workers on Lebanese territory.”
Abuse of migrant workers is a rampant problem in Lebanon. The statement cited a 2025 report published by Doctors Without Borders. It is highlighted that its ” medical and mental health teams in Beirut are actively responding to domestic workers subjected to physical abuse, sexual harassment, confinement, and denial of medical care.”
Another study released in the same year, based on qualitative interviews with sixty-six Ethiopian domestic workers, revealed systemic barriers to the legal system and the failure of the judiciary in the country to investigate complaints.
The HRA press release indicates that “two domestic workers die in Lebanon every week.”
There has been no precedent to challenge employers in court in connection with the deaths of domestic workers. Mulu’s case is said to be the first one.
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We tell them don’t go and the Lebanese say they don’t want them in their country. These girls only have themselves to blame.