A life which resembles words written down on carbon paper, that can simply wear off with time with nothing left behind. Ahmed is medium height, with a slightly curved back, looking older than his late 40s age because his beard has a lot of white hair.
In Kuwait, this places him near the bottom of the ladder. This unfortunate destiny is a heavy debt transferred from one generation to the next one. Ahmed pseudonym and his wife and kids did not commit any offense or crime to lose their basic rights. Some came to serve in the military or police, mainly from the neighbouring countries like Iraq, Saudi Arabia, as well as Syria. Others are tribal people whose families were nomads. They and their descendants have been living in an increasingly untenable situation ever since.
Thus they lack any political representation except informally, through their tribal ties. However, none of these promises have yet become enforceable legal rights. So wrote HRW in The situation has not changed.
These cards are essential for applying for temporary jobs without any job security , or paying to go to school, or receiving medical treatment at their own expense, or the freedom to travel anywhere. These restrictions result in depriving their holders of the power of renewing their temporary security card.
The problem of security restrictions extends vertically to include the father, mother, sons and daughters. Al-Hamidi further reveals that some of these restrictions have even reached infants and pre-school children, which is senseless and cruel. All of this contradicts the Kuwaiti constitution of , and the international human rights conventions signed by Kuwait.
