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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Sex work / "prostitution"
Type:Review DocumentationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:N/AContents:"Qatar has sought to develop and strengthen its legislative framework in order to
combat trafficking in persons. In that context, the Qatar Criminal Code of 2004 makes
criminal offences of various acts that amount to trafficking in human beings, as recognized
internationally, such as sexual exploitation, prostitution, slavery, slavery-like practices and
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Stakeholder SummaryIssue:
- Discrimination based on sexual orientation
- Criminal laws on same-sex sexual practices
Type:Review DocumentationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:Reference AddressedContents:JS also indicated that Qatar maintains criminal sanctions against sexual activity between consenting adults and recommended that the Human Rights Council urge Qatar to impose a moratorium on the death penalty and repeal all provisions which criminalize sexual activity between consenting adults. FMDVP indicated that it is important to stop discrimination based on sexual orientation in Qatar. [Para 34] -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Birth registration
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:N/AContents:A number of amendments have been introduced with a view to improving healthcare legislation in the light of current circumstances, which have changed many practical
aspects of life, as follows: ... • Act No. 3 of 2016 regulating the registration of births and deaths includes provision for the creation of a standing committee on births and deaths; in fact, a committee with that name has been set up in the Ministry of the Interior to fulfil the functions stipulated in the Act; it examines and resolves the problems citizens and residents may face as a result of the implementation of the Act;
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• In addition, the Ministry of Public Health is keen to provide efficient, responsive
and effective online health services to go hand in hand with political, economic and
social reforms, ensuring that female residents and workers of all ages are able to
enjoy a healthy life and to access health services without difficulty; [Para 79]
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:FranceFranceRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Continue the reforms aiming at bridging the gap between men and women, particularly on personal rights and transmission of nationality.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:SwedenSwedenRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Sexual and / or reproductive rights and / or health broadly
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Reform laws that discriminate against women and girls to ensure that all legislation and policies, including the family law, the laws regulating sexual and reproductive health, laws relating to the authority of guardians over women, and laws relating to inheritance and nationality, conform to international human rights law and standards.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:MyanmarMyanmarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts for equal access to education by both girls and boys and children with disabilities.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:GeorgiaGeorgiaRegional groupEEGIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Further strengthen policies aimed at tackling gender based violence.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:BelgiumBelgiumRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Criminalise domestic violence and ensure that a broad definition of this crime is applied in order to ensure the protection of all concerned persons, including women and domestic workers.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:IndonesiaIndonesiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen its legal frameworks and their implementation to end practices that expose migrant workers, particularly female migrant workers, to abuse and exploitation while ensuring justice for victims.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Not Followed up with a RecommendationContents:QFSW recommended Qatar to adopt special legislation to counter violence against women, ... as well as the inclusion of provisions on women with disabilities and the increased punishment of perpetrators of violence against this group. [Para 53]
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Brunei DarussalamBrunei DarussalamRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to promote and protect the rights of vulnerable groups, particularly women and children.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 27) The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs was brought into being pursuant to Amiri Decree No. 4 of 2016. The Ministry includes the Family Affairs Department, which is the competent authority for all matters pertaining to women and seeks to enhance the status and role of women in society and to maintain strong and cohesive families in which children are cared for and which abide by sound moral and religious values. The Family Affairs Department also helps to enact national strategies, plans and policies related to women, to provide social welfare and to develop and follow up on social development programmes, in coordination with the competent authorities.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 18) AI expressed concern over the government’s sweeping reservations. Through lodging these reservations, Qatar has refused to fully recognize equal rights for women, including in matters of personal status laws, and has also stated that it will interpret the term “punishment” in line with the Islamic Shari’a.
Para 21) JS4 also stated that the sweeping reservations made to ICCPR and ICESCRs in respect to gender equality and declarations that appear to undermine the object and purpose of the Covenants, were regrettable, and that the gaps in domestic law and policy and the challenges that many individuals and groups faced in relation to their right to a nationality, detailed below, were all in clear violation of the international obligations of Qatar.
Para 28) According to AI, laws that discriminate against women came particularly to the fore in the context of the Gulf crisis that began in June 2017, when some governments severely restricted ties with Qatar as part of a political dispute. In line with citizenship and family laws across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the children of Qatari mothers and non-Qatari fathers are not automatically entitled to citizenship. So when some countries called their nationals back from Qatar and prevented Qatari nationals from entering their territory many families were split up.
Para 51) ODVV stated that Qatar women faced discrimination in law and practice, and that personal status laws continued to discriminate against women in relation to marriage, divorce, inheritance, child custody, nationality and freedom of movement.
Para 52) AI stated that in Qatar, women continued to face discrimination in law and practice. Family law discriminates against women, including by making it much harder for women to seek a divorce than for men, and placing women at a severe economic disadvantage if they seek a divorce or if their husbands leave them.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:ChileChileRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to ensure the representation of women at all levels of the political process and their participation in public life.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 13) … A number of pieces of legislation have been enacted since submitting the second report in 2014, including the following: …
Amiri Decree No. 22 of 2017, by which four women were appointed to the Consultative Council;
Para 42) The State has continued to uphold women in positions of leadership and to support their involvement in public administration. This covers the exercise of political rights, including the right to vote and to stand for election to the Municipal Council, and is in line with international standards, particularly treaties regarding the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women.
Para 43) Diagram 119 shows how the number of Qatari women in positions of leadership increased between 2008 and 2015. The rate of participation of Qatari women in the workforce remained stable at 36 per cent between 2012 and 2015 although significant progress was made in improving the balance between the work and life responsibilities of 13 women thanks to a revision of the 2009 Human Resources Act. The improved and more supportive working environment for women is partly due to the significant increase in the number of kindergartens and nurseries and the number of Qatari children enrolled therein; 71 per cent and 65 per cent respectively between 2011 and 2015. Para 44) Under Amiri Decree No. 22 of 2017, four women were appointed to the Consultative Council, thereby reaffirming the importance the State ascribes to the involvement of women in the legislature and to upholding their rights as enshrined in the Constitution. In addition, a number of women have been enrolled into the judiciary and the Office of the Public Prosecutor.
Para 45) The number of Qatari women diplomats doubled to 90 in 2017, of whom 3 are ambassadors. A female spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was appointed in November 2017, becoming the first Qatari woman to be assigned to the position. With that appointment, the new spokesperson joins the group of Qatari women holding senior positions in the diplomatic and political spheres. In addition, under Prime Ministerial Decree No. 16 of 2016, a woman was appointed as Assistant Undersecretary for Administrative Affairs at the Ministry of Finance, while under Prime Ministerial Decree No. 21 of 2016, a woman was appointed as Assistant Undersecretary at the Ministry of Education. Under a further Prime Ministerial Decree, a woman was appointed as Assistant Undersecretary for the Development of Digital Society at the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Para 46) According to official statistics, the representation of women in decision-making positions stands at 30 per cent. The Qatar National Vision 2030 and the 2017–2022 population policy aim to increase this percentage by boosting the political involvement of Qatari women.
UN Compilation:
Para 44) … UNESCO also signalled that the official data revealed that it was mainly men who occupied leadership positions in Qatar University. Similarly, almost no women held leadership positions in corporations and in government.
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 11) Despite the overall low representation of women in decision-making positions and only one among the ministerial portfolios, the NHRC believed that the State of Qatar enabled women to serve as judges in previous years, which is considered a precedent among Gulf Arab states.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:NigeriaNigeriaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Prioritize the education of the girl child.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 82) • In 2017, the gender equality index for education stood at 95.3 per cent…
UN Compilation:
Para 44) UNESCO noted that the official data showed very similar enrolment rates for females and males in compulsory education, as well as similar literacy rates for females and males aged 15 years and older, and that Qatar had a plan to open other technical and specialized schools, such as a school of science and technology.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:GhanaGhanaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Ratify the human rights treaties listed in section I A of the compilation of OHCHR, notably the ICCPR, ICESCR ... OPs to the ICCPR, CRC, CRPD, CEDAW.
ExplanationRegarding the recommendations calling for the immediate accession to several international conventions, Qatar had the political will to accede to many international human rights treaties. However, some temporary difficulties prevented it from doing so at present. Needless to say, the legislative bodies in Qatar were under pressure following the accession in a short period to many international and regional conventions in recent years, with shortages in technical capacities and human resources, which were still being developed. Nevertheless, Qatar is considering acceding to the ICCPR as well as the ICESCR.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 12) Since submitting its second national report to the universal periodic review mechanism, Qatar has acceded to a number of instruments: … • ICCPR, under Decree No. 40 of 2018; • ICESCR, under Decree No. 41 of 2018;
Stakeholder Summary:
Para 2) The State has also acceded to the ICCPR and ICESCR.
Para 17) Joint Submission 4 (JS4) commended Qatar’s accession to the ICCPR and ICESCR) in 2018.
Para 18) AI expressed concern over the government’s sweeping reservations. Through lodging these reservations, Qatar has refused to fully recognize equal rights for women, including in matters of personal status laws, and has also stated that it will interpret the term “punishment” in line with the Islamic Shari’a.
Para 21) JS4 also stated that the sweeping reservations made to ICCPR and ICESCRs in respect to gender equality and declarations that appear to undermine the object and purpose of the Covenants, were regrettable, and that the gaps in domestic law and policy and the challenges that many individuals and groups faced in relation to their right to a nationality, detailed below, were all in clear violation of the international obligations of Qatar.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:Reference AddressedContents:In 2012, CAT invited Qatar to ratify ICCPR and its OPs, OP-CEDAW ... [Para 1] -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:MalaysiaMalaysiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:AcceptedContents:To continue to strengthen its cooperation with civil society organizations in promoting and protecting human rights in areas such as the administration of justice, education, public health, migrant workers and gender equality.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 7) A decision to establish the Qatar Foundation for Social Action was issued on 14 July 2013. The Foundation is a higher body which, through a unified Board of Directors, monitors and oversees the following institutions and centres: ... the Qatar Foundation for the Protection of Women and Children ... The Foundation is responsible for preparing and developing the plans, programmes, policies and strategies needed in order to achieve the objectives of civil society institutions and follow up on their implementation, in cooperation and coordination with government ministries and agencies and public and private bodies and institutions in Qatar and abroad, with a view to exchanging experiences and information relevant to the Foundation's goals. -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Early marriage
- Harmful practices based on cultural / traditional values
Type:Review DocumentationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:NeglectedContents:In 2009, CRC recommended that Qatar rectify the disparity in the minimum age of marriage for boys and girls by raising the minimum age of marriage for girls to 18 years. It encouraged Qatar to strengthen its awareness raising efforts aimed at girl children, their parents and communities on the many negative consequences of early marriage and other traditional practices harmful to the health, well-being and development of children. [Para 35] -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Maternal health / morbidity / mortality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:N/AContents:The Second National Development Strategy 2018–2022 has been launched, accompanied by sectoral policies and strategies, including the following: ... National primary health-care strategy 2013–2018: This strategy aims to address future health challenges by pursuing eight goals: ... mothers [Para 21] -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:CroatiaCroatiaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Adopt the Optional Protocol to the CEDAW.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:PortugalPortugalRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUOEIIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Adopt legislation protecting women and children from all forms of violence, including domestic violence and violence against expatriate women workers, as well as specific provisions protecting women and children with disabilities.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:FijiFijiRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupPIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Enable greater inclusion and participation of women, children, persons with disabilities and other marginalised communities in devising holistic strategies towards managing climate change and its impact on livelihoods.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:LibyaLibyaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICALIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Continue efforts to protect the rights of women and children and implement the strategies involved.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UruguayUruguayRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Adopt the necessary measures to promote the rights of women and children and to prevent all forms of violence against them.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:BulgariaBulgariaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUOIFIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Conduct awareness-raising measures to effectively promote equality between women and men, and overcome stereotypes and prejudices concerning their roles and responsibilities in the family and society.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:Review DocumentationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Reference AddressedContents:CEDAW recommended that Qatar adopt and implement temporary special measures, including time-bound goals, quotas or preferential treatment, directed towards the achievement of de facto or substantive equality between women and men in areas where women were underrepresented or disadvantaged, including in political life, decision-making bodies and the private sector. [Para 39]