Amnesty Says New Qatar Law 'Curbs Freedom of Expression' More DUBAI (Reuters) - A new Qatari law criminalizing the publishing of "false or biased" statements could "significantly restrict freedom of expression", rights group Amnesty International said on Monday. The addition to Qatar's penal c...
Amnesty: Qatar fails to protect domestic workersBy ADAM SCHRECK
A security flaw in Qatar's controversial mandatory coronavirus contact tracing app exposed sensitive information of more than one million users, rights group Amnesty International warned Tuesday. The glitch, which was fixed on Friday after being flagged by Amnesty a day earlier, made users' ID numbe...
Migrant workers faced abuse that, in some cases, amounted to forced labour while working on a stadium that will host matches for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, a report by Amnesty International alleged. Rights groups and news organisations had previously raised concerns about working conditions in ...
Amnesty International report undermines Qatars soft power defense strategy After four years of engagement with its critics in a so far failed bid to turn its hosting of the World Cup into a successful soft power tool, Qatar appear... JM Dorsey 被引量: 2发表: 2013年 Qatar: Briefing to ...
The latest warnings come just weeks after Amnesty found that a digital tool developed in Qatar had exposed the data of more than a million users. The glitch, which was fixed shortly after Amnesty flagged it, made users' ID numbers, locations and infection status vulnerable to hackers. ...
Activists say as many as 13,000 people have died in Assad's crackdown against a popular uprising that began in March 2011. One year after the revolt started, the U.N. put the toll at 9,000, but many more have died since. Gulf nations such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar have pledged fund...
Responding to an Amnesty International report on the labour reform measures ratified recently, Sheikh Saif said,"Qatar will ensure, in coordination with NGOs, that all workers rights are secure, while continuing to develop and reform our laws." The GCO director added that Qatar is open to sugge...
The plan was to hold the final vigil a few weeks ago with the hopeful news of a cease fire and talks being held in Qatar. The recent news is far from encouraging. The death toll stands at 48,000 with more being added to most days. The situation now has worsened considerably. Aid ...
FIFA has revealed that it will be playing host to a delegation from Amnesty International (AI) in Zurich on Monday to “discuss the situation of migrant workers in Qatar in connection with the World Cup Qatar 2022”.