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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.
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. [1] [2] [3] [4]
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.
When Qatar hosted the World Cup a little over a year ago, the wealthy emirate faced intense scrutiny over its human rights record, especially the treatment of migrant workers who helped build the ...
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 Australian national soccer team, known as the Socceroos, have issued a collective statement about the human rights record of Qatar, the country set to host the World Cup beginning in November ...
The issue of migrant workers' rights in Qatar attracted greater attention since the 2022 FIFA World Cup was awarded to Qatar, [33] [34] with a 2013 investigation by The Guardian newspaper claiming that many workers were denied food and water, had their identity papers taken away from them, compelled to forced labor, and that they were not paid ...
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 ...