Category Archives: Qatar
Yemen Reports
Barriers to Freedom of Movement: The Impact of the Mahram System on Yemeni Women’s Rights
Discrimination against women in Yemen is pervasive and deeply rooted in both societal norms and [...]
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Saudi Arabia Reports
Saudi Arabia’s Strategic Investment in Tennis: Sportswashing and Human Rights Concerns
In recent years, Saudi Arabia has made significant investments in global sports, using high-profile tournaments [...]
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Oman Reports
Religious Freedom in Oman: State Control, Limited Expression, and Repressive Policies: State Control, Limited Expression, and Repressive Policies
In Oman, the constitution guarantees the right to freedom of religion, yet this right is [...]
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Yemen Reports
Gender-Based Violence in Yemen: A Crisis Within a Crisis
In Yemen’s protracted conflict, another devastating crisis festers largely out of sight: the epidemic of [...]
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Qatar Reports
Qatar’s Discriminatory Citizenship Laws: How New Electoral Reforms Deny Rights to the Al Murra tribe
In July 2021, Qatar approved new laws to regulate its first legislative elections, but these [...]
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Gender Discrimination in Qatar’s Nationality Laws
Qatar’s discriminatory laws and practices against women have long been documented by Human Rights Watch [...]
May
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 [...]
May
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 [...]
May
Qatar and the use of Sports-Washing
In 2022, Qatar held the FIFA World Cup, the most watched and celebrated football tournament [...]
May
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 [...]
May
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 [...]
May
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 [...]
May
Qatar: Persistent violations of foreign labor rights
In December 2010, Qatar was selected to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, since [...]
Jan
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 [...]
Oct
World Press Freedom Day
An infography on the state of press freedom in the world as well as in [...]
May