Category Archives: Qatar

The Persistent Discrimination Against the Baha’i Community in Qatar

The Baha’i community in Qatar has faced increasing discrimination and restrictions, raising concerns from international [...]

Gender Discrimination in Qatar’s Nationality Laws

Qatar’s discriminatory laws and practices against women have long been documented by Human Rights Watch [...]

Qatar’s Human Rights Review: Examining the Status of Non-Nationals before the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

In recent years, Qatar has been under the international spotlight for various reasons, ranging from [...]

Qatar’s Global Advocacy for Peace and Humanity, But Ignores Domestic Concerns

Qatar has pledged 3 million dollars to the Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights to [...]

Qatar and the use of Sports-Washing

In 2022, Qatar held the FIFA World Cup, the most watched and celebrated football tournament [...]

A new Qatar that respects the rights of migrant workers or yet another facade to hide human rights violations?

At the 112th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD), the [...]

Is Qatar’s New Migrant Worker Pact with Bangladesh Enough?

On Tuesday 23 April 2024, the Emir of Qatar visited Dhaka where he signed a [...]

Qatar’s Pandemic Paradox: Using COVID-19 Measures to Mask Migrant Right Violations

In 2020, Qatar was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), experiencing one of the [...]

Qatar: Persistent violations of foreign labor rights

In December 2010, Qatar was selected to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, since [...]

Migrant Rights in Qatar: Inaction After the World Cup

Introduction Background Information on Qatar’s FIFA World Cup Host When Qatar’s bid to host the [...]