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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Saudi Arabia is one of the richest countries on the planet earth. It has no excuse to put people in such deplorable conditions when it can afford to give them certain basic dignity when they put people in those detention centres. Sen. Cheruiyot asked whether the country provided lawyers. There are times when that is not even an option because it is detention without trial. Sometimes people are not even aware of the detention. For instance, I know that in Jizan, people are just thrown in detention centres and are sometimes not even aware. What does not mean? I have worked in the embassy and I know that the number one work of the consular section of any embassy is the protection of its citizens. When people set foot on an aeroplane, the embassy will send you something for you to register with the consular section, so that your whereabouts are known and your protection and rights are guaranteed because your country cares about you and your protection. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not know if our country has ratified certain international conventions like the 1990 International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers. Protection from torture, cruel, inhumane, or degrading treatment is guaranteed in international law under the United Nations (UN) Convention against Torture. I do not know if we have signed it. We are very good at signing and ratifying international laws, but we do not adhere to or domesticate. We do not even remember that we have signed them. Therefore, a recommendation that I wish to be added to this would be that we list all the international conventions that provide protection for international migrants and see to it that we, as a country, ratify and sign them. If we do not have local laws that support us, we could then go to the international laws that give us second checks and balances. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not wish to go into this too much. I also want to acknowledge the work that former Sen. Emma Mbura has done. She has been crying out and has been an activist about this. She has been very passionate about this. She has been in touch with me severally and highlighted to me many issues. Sometimes we, as women, end up doing small harambees to try and rescue one or two girls, but that is not enough. That is not the job of a Senator. The job of a Senator is to make laws. I am sure that Sen. Sakaja, his team and all of us will be part of whatever legislative frameworks that will ensure that formal structures are put in place to protect our girls, boys and migrant workers. Lastly, I have been to the Philippines---"
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