The uproar in India over the arrest of an Indian diplomat in New York is growing. Indians are protesting outside the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi, the Indian government has revoked privileges for American diplomats, and Indian politicians have called for a review of their nation's ties with the United States. E-mail and Facebook appeals are even calling on Indians to refuse to meet with any U.S. citizen. But the outcry over Devyani Khobragade's treatment is drowning out the serious allegations of exploiting her employee, also an Indian national, and the pervasive violations against millions of other domestic workers around the world and in the homes of diplomats in America.
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Jo Becker: Outcry over Indian diplomat's arrest overshadows issue of domestic worker abuse
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Becker: Routine strip search in U.S. is humiliating, degrading, and it's rare in India
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She says domestic workers face slavelike labor, physical abuse, excessive hours
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Becker: Report found domestic worker abuse among diplomats who have immunity
There's no doubt that strip searches, a routine part of @placeholder felony arrests, are humiliating.