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May 18, 2020 News Release

Qatar: Reported Covid-19 Outbreak in Central Prison

Overcrowding, Unsanitary Conditions Threaten Further Spread

Doha Skyline, Qatar.
April 16, 2020 Interview

When Health Care Is Decimated By War: COVID-19 in the Middle East and North Africa

A man wearing a face mask rides in an almost empty bus in Cairo, Egypt, March 30, 2020.
April 7, 2020 News Release

COVID-19: Unblock Voice Over IP Platforms in Gulf

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April 7, 2020 News Release

Gulf States: Ease Immigration Detention in Pandemic

Unwarranted Amid Health Risks, Global Travel Restrictions

A worker rests at his accommodation in Qadisiya labor camp, Saudi Arabia August 17, 2016.
April 2, 2020 News Release

Qatar: Protect Migrant Workers During Pandemic

Positive Steps but Additional Measures Needed

Logos of civil society organizations and trade unions.
February 15, 2020 News Release

Qatar: Wage Protection System Falls Short

Months of Delayed Wages on World Cup-Related Sites

Workers walk towards the construction site of the Lusail stadium which will be build for the upcoming 2022 Fifa soccer World Cup during a stadium tour in Doha, Qatar, December 20, 2019.
February 6, 2020 Dispatches

Northwestern University’s Precarious Role Under Qatar’s Repressive Laws

The University’s Doha Campus Moves Mashrou’ Leila Talk, Citing Security Concerns

A group of Lebanese activists chant slogans as they hold Arabic placards that read: "Freedom of expression," right, and "With Mashrou' Leila against the suppression of freedoms.
January 22, 2020 News Release

Qatar: 5-Year Prison Sentence Set for ‘Fake News’

Penal Code Amendments a Setback for Freedom of Expression

An image of the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on a building in Doha, Qatar.
January 20, 2020 News Release

Qatar: End of Abusive Exit Permits for Most Migrant Workers

But Domestic Workers Will Have to Notify Employers Before Leaving

A picture taken on December 4, 2018, shows workers at the Al-Bayt Stadium in Al-Khor, a city in northeastern Qatar. © 2018 David Harding/AFP
January 14, 2020 News Release

Qatar: Reform Efforts Fail to Remedy Rights Abuses

Migrants, Asylum Seekers, Stateless People Remain Vulnerable

Workers in Katara cultural heritage village in Doha, Qatar.
October 10, 2019 News Release

Qatar: Urgently Investigate Migrant Worker Deaths

Medical Research Concludes Heatstroke Likely Cause

A foreign worker climbs scaffolding at the Al-Wakra Stadium that is under construction for the 2022 World Cup, in Doha, Qatar.
October 1, 2019 Dispatches

Marathoners Wilt in Qatar’s Oppressive Heat

Migrant Workers Toil with Far Less Protections Everyday

Italy's Giovanna Epis is pushed in a wheelchair during the women's marathon at the World Athletics Championships, in Doha, Qatar.
August 8, 2019 News Release

Qatar: Migrant Workers Strike Over Work Conditions

Defy Ban Under Labor Law

Workers leave their construction sites
July 1, 2019 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the CEDAW Committee of Qatar’s Periodic Report for the 73rd Session

June 4, 2019 Dispatches

Qatar Isolation Two Years On

Rulers Fail to Remedy Rights Violations for Gulf Citizens and Residents

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