Qatar has the highest female prisoner ratio...

azamat
By azamat

...despite having the lowest female to male ratio in society.

An interesting article to read (and then act like this problem does not exist...)
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/kerry-ann-akers/qatar-women-raped-impreg...

By Good old joe• 8 Oct 2013 13:00
Rating: 2/5
Good old joe

.. and I suppose "the Guardian group of newspapers" have not heard about this topic yet as this is yet another story waiting to be told. People come here to work and make a decent living and support their families back home and not to be locked up for petty little things

By Knight Returns• 8 Oct 2013 08:14
Rating: 2/5
Knight Returns

Not that I agree with all that's written, but some policies in Islamic states, including Qatar, regarding rights of domestic workers, treatment of rape victims and outright illegality of abortions without going into the background of conception etc. are the areas that need to be looked at by the state if they want to uplift the status of expat women workers.

By king007• 8 Oct 2013 06:53
Rating: 3/5
king007

Comments of Hana Girl are very logical, this is a very poorly written article with a lot of misinformation, general assumptions, and loose conclusions.

Dont forget to scroll down and read comments of Hana Girl.

By Molten Metal• 8 Oct 2013 06:02
Molten Metal

men .... at whos' hands women suffers at every step of their lives .......

By Big tyson• 8 Oct 2013 02:07
Big tyson

Its Hana girl not Hanna girl

By Big tyson• 8 Oct 2013 02:05
Rating: 4/5
Big tyson

One must also go through the response comments made below the same article by a reader called HANNA GIRL which are genuine ones and cannot be overlooked.......so when you have finished reading kindly scroll down to read the comments of HANNA GIRL.

By britexpat• 7 Oct 2013 23:47
Rating: 3/5
britexpat

The article is worth reading. It is an eye opener and I am saddened and disturbed by the allegations - even if 10% are true, it highlights the misery of these poor women. They come here looking for work to support their families, but instead face rape, abuse, confinement and harassment.

Time for the powers that be to act and say enough. Punish the rapists and abusers, not the victims.

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