Indonesians Protest Outside Saudi Embassy in Jakarta

The Arab News reports:

Relatives of the four Indonesian maids who were allegedly severely beaten by their Saudi employers in Aflaj more than two weeks ago protested yesterday outside the Saudi Arabian Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, along with workers’ rights activists, demanding that the remains of the two maids who died of their injuries and the two survivors be sent home immediately.

“We started this protest this morning with 100 participants, including all of the relatives of the four maids, outside the Saudi Embassy here,” said Wahyu Susilo of Migrant Care in an interview from Jakarta.

“We have erected a tent outside the embassy and we will go on a hunger strike until the Saudi authorities send the women home.”

No word yet from American Women's Studies Departments on this one.