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January 18, 2018 News Release

Qatar: Year of Crisis Spurred Rights Reforms

Implementation Is Key

People look at a model of Al Thumama stadium during an unveiling ceremony at Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, August 24, 2017. © 2017 REUTERS/Naseem Zeitoon
November 22, 2017 Dispatches

Time for FIFA to Act on Human Rights

Russia’s World Cup 2018 Preparations Falling Short of Rights Goal

The Volgograd Arena, a 2018 World Cup venue in Volgograd, Russia, under construction in April 2017.
October 27, 2017 News Release

Qatar: Implementation Will Be Key for Labor Reforms

Measures Could Be Pathbreaking for Region but Fall Short of Full Kafala Repeal

Migrant laborers work at a construction site at Aspire Zone in Doha, March 26, 2016.
September 27, 2017 Report

Qatar: Take Urgent Action to Protect Construction Workers

FIFA, National Associations Should Press Qatar on Heat Risks, Preventable Deaths

Migrant laborers work at a construction site at Aspire Zone in Doha, March 26, 2016.
September 8, 2017 News Release

Yemen: Hiding Behind Coalition’s Unlawful Attacks

Lack of Transparency Underscores Need for International Inquiry

Saudi-led coalition aircraft struck three apartment buildings in Sanaa on August 25, 2017, killing at least 16 civilians, including seven children, and wounding another 17, including eight children. After an international outcry, the coalition admitted to
August 24, 2017 News Release

Qatar: New Law Gives Domestic Workers Labor Rights

Needs Enforcement Mechanisms

A female employer and her children are accompanied by their domestic worker, back right, as they walk through The Avenues, an indoor luxury shopping center in Kuwait City.
August 4, 2017 News Release

Qatar: Residency Reform Doesn’t End Gender Bias

Mother’s Nationality Still Won’t Transfer

A sign indicating a route to Qatar embassy is seen in Manama, Bahrain, June 5, 2017.
August 3, 2017 Commentary

For Qatar the Gulf Crisis is a Human Rights Opportunity

By reforming its nationality law, ratifying the Refugee Convention and joining the ICC, Qatar can become a model state in the region - and protect itself from attack

A road sign is seen near Abu Samra border crossing to Saudi Arabia, Qatar June 12, 2017.
July 26, 2017 Commentary

Qatar: Finding Opportunities for Reform in Crisis

Qatar today faces a crisis, but it is also an opportunity to become a regional leader on human rights

Doha Skyline, Qatar.
July 21, 2017 Commentary

Gulf Crisis Shows How Discrimination in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, and Qatar Tears Families Apart

A road sign is seen near Abu Samra border crossing to Saudi Arabia, Qatar June 12, 2017.
July 12, 2017 Report

Qatar: Isolation Causing Rights Abuses

Families Separated; Workers Stranded; Education, Medical Care Interrupted

A road sign is seen near Abu Samra border crossing to Saudi Arabia, Qatar June 12, 2017.
July 12, 2017 News Release

Arab Gulf States: Assault on Online Activists

Leading Bahraini Rights Activist Sentenced to Two Years in Prison

Portraits of online activists in Gulf states.
July 1, 2017 News Release

Qatar/Saudi Arabia: Allow Man Trapped at Border to Enter

Stateless Clan Victim of Gulf Dispute

Zayed al-Marri has been trapped on the border of Qatar with Saudi Arabia since June 17, 2017. © 2017 Private
June 14, 2017 News Release

Media Blocked, Threatened in Dispute with Qatar

Actions by Other Middle Eastern Countries a Blow to Free Speech

The Al Jazeera Media Network logo is seen inside its headquarters in Doha, Qatar June 8, 2017.
May 31, 2017 News Release

Qatar: Forcible Return of Saudi Activist

Risk of Unfair Trial, Ill-Treatment

MENA SAUDO activist Mohammad al-Oteibi Nov 2016

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