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The state of human rights in Qatar is a concern for several non-governmental organisations, such as the Human Rights Watch (HRW), which reported in 2012 that hundreds of thousands of mostly South Asian migrant workers in construction in Qatar risk serious exploitation and abuse, sometimes amounting to forced labour.
National Human Rights Committee building. The National Human Rights Committee was founded in 2002 by virtue of law no. 38. The law stipulated that it would be headquartered in the capital city of Doha and would be independently financed. [7] All governmental agencies were ordered to procure their full cooperation with the commission.
Multiple human rights organizations, in particular Human Rights Watch, have reported on widespread violations of labor and human rights of migrant workers in the Persian Gulf region. Reported abuses include the confiscation of passports, mobility restrictions, excessive working hours, delayed or absent salary payments, sub par working and ...
The government of Qatar took the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations' International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Monday, accusing it of human rights violations as a result of a boycott enacted ...
There have been several criticisms and controversies of perceived human rights violations related to the organisation and hosting of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [1] [2] [3] There have long been concerns for the state of human rights in Qatar, with the state accused of sportswashing in hosting the World Cup.
Social and Economic Survey Research Institute (SESRI) is a survey institute and social science research contributor that is part of Qatar University. [1] [2]Qatar University realized the importance to enhance its social science research capacity [3] with particular focus on monitoring the reality of national development and trends of its indicators based on evidence. [4]
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and several other advocacy groups launched a campaign six months ago, demanding Qatar and the FIFA world soccer federation compensate migrant workers.
The reporters had been invited to visit the country as guests of the Government of Qatar. [42] The Wall Street Journal reported in June 2015 the International Trade Union Confederation's claim that over 1,200 workers had died while working on infrastructure and real-estate projects related to the World Cup, and the Qatar Government's counter ...