Here's the section on women's rights from the NHRC's 2005 Annual Report:
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Rights of Women:
The general situation of woman has improved. The most important factor is to make education available at all levels. There has been an increase in the percentage of women employed in senior positions. In addition to this, women themselves have widened their own prospects by being introduced to new fields and by their participation in political life. The women themselves have also opened up their thoughts by having debates and discussing certain issues. Despite the positive developments, the Committee advocates more to be done in order to abolish all sorts of discrimination against women and to place them on an equal footing with men. The State of Qatar is not a signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and as such the Committee recommends that it join the Convention in order to combat discrimination against women.
Forms of Discrimination:
• Discrimination in the Freedom of Movement.
• Discrimination to the obtainment of Nationality.
• Discrimination in the place of Employment and particularly of the principle of equal payment for equal work not being implemented. The discrimination is usually in the form of allowances such as residence allowances, or senior official loans or allocation of lands.
• Women suffer in cases of custody of children whereby custody is usually granted to the man as he has the means to support the child.
Domestic Violence and other types of violence:
Women suffered in some instances from violence exercised by their family members which was increased by the pressures of society. No accurate statistics are available because of the social precautions surrounding the issue. The culture, traditions all add to the reluctance of victims to report such incidents. In situations where complaints are filed the courts may elect to protect the privacy of the family and may take into considerations which favour the society's view rather than the woman's.
House Maids:
Housemaids are more susceptible to suffering from many forms of abuse and violations to their human rights. The main reason for this is the economic and social factors that compel them to work for longer hours i.e. usually the whole week without a rest period and for financial considerations (as the wages may be minimal). Housemaids are at an increased risk to physical or sexual abuse, and they may even resort to prostitution as a last resort particularly if they fail to find alternative employment or transfer of sponsorship.
Trafficking Women:
Trafficking in Women is usually in the form of women who are vulnerable being exploited into forced prostitution because they have no other option. They may be employed in hotels, cafes etc however they are actually offering sexual services.
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Here's the section on women's rights from the NHRC's 2005 Annual Report:
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Rights of Women:
The general situation of woman has improved. The most important factor is to make education available at all levels. There has been an increase in the percentage of women employed in senior positions. In addition to this, women themselves have widened their own prospects by being introduced to new fields and by their participation in political life. The women themselves have also opened up their thoughts by having debates and discussing certain issues. Despite the positive developments, the Committee advocates more to be done in order to abolish all sorts of discrimination against women and to place them on an equal footing with men. The State of Qatar is not a signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and as such the Committee recommends that it join the Convention in order to combat discrimination against women.
Forms of Discrimination:
• Discrimination in the Freedom of Movement.
• Discrimination to the obtainment of Nationality.
• Discrimination in the place of Employment and particularly of the principle of equal payment for equal work not being implemented. The discrimination is usually in the form of allowances such as residence allowances, or senior official loans or allocation of lands.
• Women suffer in cases of custody of children whereby custody is usually granted to the man as he has the means to support the child.
Domestic Violence and other types of violence:
Women suffered in some instances from violence exercised by their family members which was increased by the pressures of society. No accurate statistics are available because of the social precautions surrounding the issue. The culture, traditions all add to the reluctance of victims to report such incidents. In situations where complaints are filed the courts may elect to protect the privacy of the family and may take into considerations which favour the society's view rather than the woman's.
House Maids:
Housemaids are more susceptible to suffering from many forms of abuse and violations to their human rights. The main reason for this is the economic and social factors that compel them to work for longer hours i.e. usually the whole week without a rest period and for financial considerations (as the wages may be minimal). Housemaids are at an increased risk to physical or sexual abuse, and they may even resort to prostitution as a last resort particularly if they fail to find alternative employment or transfer of sponsorship.
Trafficking Women:
Trafficking in Women is usually in the form of women who are vulnerable being exploited into forced prostitution because they have no other option. They may be employed in hotels, cafes etc however they are actually offering sexual services.
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The full report (as a PDF) is available here:
http://tinyurl.com/3ctzo2