Steven Watt is a senior staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union’s Human Rights Program.
JULY 17, 2013
"Diplomatic immunity is necessary, but its purpose gets muddled when it shields diplomats involved in human trafficking and forced labor. Under U.S. law, foreign diplomats stationed here can apply for special visas to bring domestic workers with them. However, in a disturbing number of cases, some diplomats have abused this privilege. They lure workers to this country with promises of good jobs, but then, on arrival, trap them in their homes by confiscating their passports. These workers are then forced to toil for long hours for little or no pay. Some women have reported been physically or sexually abused."
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