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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:United StatesUnited StatesRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupOASIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Amend the law to allow children of Qatari women married to foreign spouses to receive Qatari citizenship if they so choose.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UkraineUkraineRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Continue diversification of educational and vocational choices for girls and boys.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:RwandaRwandaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Strengthen measures to further address discrimination against women in law and in practice including through reviewing laws, customs and practices that may constitute discrimination against women and girls.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:AlbaniaAlbaniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupOICOIFIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Increase women’s participation in public life.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:MexicoMexicoRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Redouble efforts on eradication of gender-based violence and guarantee the full enjoyment of rights by migrants in this context.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Reference AddressedContents:AI also suggested that the government may not intend, as a state party to the Covenants, to address the fact that women do not have equal rights to inheritance, ... [Para 19] -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:N/AContents:"The fundamental human rights and freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution have been promoted through the enactment of a number of national laws, including the following: Act No. 22 of 2006 promulgating the Family Code. [Para 4.5.2]" -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Sexual exploitation / slavery
- Sexual violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:Reference AddressedContents:CRC also recommended that Qatar: strengthen appropriate legislative measures to address the issues of sexual abuse and sexual exploitation; take appropriate measures to ensure the prompt prosecution of perpetrators of sexual offences against children; ensure that child victims of sexual exploitation or abuse have access to free, child sensitive complaints mechanisms and are not criminalized or penalized; and consider launching a national communication strategy to combat all types of sexual exploitation of children. [Para 28] -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:PakistanPakistanRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:AcceptedContents:To continue to formulate and implement policies that enhance and develop the capacity of women to fulfil their responsibilities as key partners in the development processImplementationNational Report:
Para 49) ... The Qatar National Vision 2030 reaffirms the need to strengthen women's capacities and to empower them to participate in political and economic life and, in particular, in decision-making ...
Para 50) ... The Council has played a key role in developing legislation relating to women including, for example, by contributing to the drafting of the Family Code, setting the minimum age for marriage, establishing the premarital medical examination policy, establishing the age to which mothers have custody of children as 13 years for boys and 15 years for girls, contributing to the drafting of the Housing Act and establishing the right of women to access the housing system. In addition, the Council has adopted a human rights perspective in dealing with issues relating to women, children, persons with disabilities and the elderly. It has contributed to spreading awareness of women's rights and issues through the implementation of numerous training courses, workshops, discussion panels and seminars and has contributed to strengthening scientific research on women's issues through conducting and publishing studies and research.
Para 51) ... Since the first round of Municipal Council elections in 1999 and up to the 2011 elections, Qatari women have participated vigorously as voters and as candidates. Recently, it has been noted that a number of women have joined the boards of publicly traded companies, in some cases as chairpersons. In a similar vein, women are participating more actively in the elections of the board of the Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry; the list of candidates includes four women entrepreneurs, for the first time in its history.
Para 55) Moreover, the Ministry of the Interior established the Committee for Women's Affairs by Ministerial decision No. 31 of 2010. The Committee is responsible for monitoring the situation of women in the Ministry and for the implementation of related public policies, for studying issues affecting women, for coordination with various governmental and non-governmental bodies with a view to achieving the objectives of the Qatar National Vision 2030, representing the Ministry at events and conferences, participating in the preparation of the Ministry's strategy for women and giving impetus to dialogue and communication with the agencies responsible for women's issues. -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:SloveniaSloveniaRegional groupEEGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:RejectedContents:To amend or repeal national laws that discriminate against women and do not prevent violence against women sufficiently, including family laws, laws and procedures related to the authority of guardians of women, nationality laws and housing regulations.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 64) ... the Government has taken various measures relating to the child, including, for example, by establishing a unit that deals with the rights of children, women and persons with disabilities in the National Human Rights Committee, pursuant to the Chairperson's decision No. 16 of 2010 on the establishment of legal units within the Committee. The unit is responsible for examining reports and complaints and appeals relating to violence against women ...
Para 66) In the context of strengthening the legal measures aimed at combating domestic violence, sexual assault and the exploitation of women and children and ensuring that those measures are implemented effectively, Qatar has adopted various legislative, policy and strategic measures and steps, including:
- With regard to legislation, for example, the Criminal Code and the legislation amending the Code contain penalties for offences that fall within the category of violence against women and children, including offences against honour, indecent acts and indecent assault, acts harmful to children, murder, abuse, abortion and abduction;
- The Human Trafficking Act includes harsh penalties for forms of human trafficking of which the victims are women and children, as these offences involve the most serious forms of violence against women and children such as the use of means of coercion or threat to exploit women and children in prostitution or forced labour;
- In the context of the legislative review, the Supreme Council for Family Affairs established a committee, chaired by the Council and with members drawn from the competent national authorities, to review the national legislation on domestic violence;
- Moreover the Supreme Council for Family Affairs established and presides over a team, whose members are drawn from other competent authorities, which is responsible for developing statistics on domestic violence;
- Strategies and national plans have included goals to strengthen services provided to the family, women and children with a view to protecting them against violence. The Strategic Plan for the Family 2011-2016 includes a goal relating to the protection of women from all forms of exploitation and violence, and the strategic implementation plan that was adopted includes a series of specific programmes and measures for the implementation of that goal through government and non- governmental agencies.
Para 67) ... In addition, the Council has established projects and activities on protection against domestic violence, victim protection mechanisms and a project to develop an early detection mechanism for use in schools with a view to protecting children from violence ... The Council prepares and issues periodic reports on monitoring and follow-up to the implementation of activities and the outcomes of the implementation plan for the sector in the context of the National Development Strategy 2011-2016, including outcomes relating to children's and women's rights.
Para 70) ... the Qatar Foundation for the Protection of Women and Children has published a manual on the detection of abuse (violence and neglect) involving children and women. -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Sexual abuse
- Violence against women / gender-based violence
Type:RecommendationSession:7th session, February 2010Status:AcceptedContents:To actively improve the protection of female domestic workers against violence and sexual abuse.ImplementationNational Report:
Para 59: Qatar Foundation for the Protection of Women and Children has conducted a number of skills training courses for security sector personnel (officers and investigators) of various ranks on dealing with cases of abuse and violence against children or women.
Para 82) Qatar has adopted a number of procedures with a view to protecting female domestic workers in particular, including:
- Establishment of a working group from the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior responsible for the ongoing coordination of foreign and domestic workers' affairs and exploration of how best to protect their rights;
- Verification of domestic workers' employment contracts by the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in order to guarantee the rights set forth therein. The Ministry monitors the activities of employment offices importing domestic labour from abroad and conducts periodic unannounced visits in order to verify that they are not being exploited and that their rights are safeguarded. These visits have resulted in the closure of a number of offices for violations. -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Russian FederationRussian FederationRegional groupEEGPolitical groupCISIssue:
- International human rights instruments
- Gender equality
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Improve legislation in order to better implement the provisions of CEDAW. -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:SwedenSwedenRegional groupWEOGPolitical groupEUIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its efforts to end discrimination against women by taking all necessary measures to eliminate obstacles to their access to all fields of society, including the justice system.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.
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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:RwandaRwandaRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOIFCommonwealthIssue:
- International human rights instruments
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Consider ratifying the ICCPR and the OP thereto.ExplanationQatar is considering acceding to the ICCPR.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;
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:NorwayNorwayRegional groupWEOGIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Continue to strengthen protective measures and legal rights for women, and give full citizenship rights to the children of Qatari mothers and non-Qatari fathers.ExplanationNoted.ImplementationStakeholder Summary:
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.
Para 66) AI informed that in September 2018, Law no. 11 of 2018 was issued, which allows for children of Qatari women married to non-Qataris to acquire permanent residency, although they are not able to pass on their nationality and citizenship to their children. AI said that women were not adequately protected against violence within the family.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Gender equality
- Gender perspective in policies, programmes
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:Review DocumentationSession:19th session, May 2014Status:Reference AddressedContents:... The Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers encouraged the Government to take measures to facilitate women's appointment as judges and to mainstream a gender-based approach in the justice system, as that would empower women to gain access to justice and claim their rights. [Para 38] -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:National ReportIssue:
- Sexual violence
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:N/AContents:The community police carry out surveys on phenomena as they arise and design appropriate community-based treatments and solutions to prevent risks from becoming aggravated. Ever since its establishment, the community police force has endeavoured to protect children by addressing situations of family violence or sexual violence that may affect minors, whether in a school or family setting, by means of preventive measures that are either educational, social, procedural or precautionary, as follows: • Community police activities within the framework of the education system, which include preventive measures to raise awareness such as: • Mainstreaming of questions relating to the correct manner of dealing with pupils and avoiding the use of verbal or physical violence, via lectures for teaching and non-teaching staff in schools and via parent-teacher councils; • Provision of practical training by the community police to certain schools, in cooperation with partners, with a view to preventing the use of corporal punishment and all forms of ill-treatment. [Para 40] -
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 OP-CRC-IC.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Republic of KoreaRepublic of KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Marginalized groups of women
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Unclear ResponseContents:Strengthen its efforts to enhance women’s participation in society, including by conducting awareness raising campaigns for the participation of women and girls with disabilities.
ExplanationNoted. -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:DPR KoreaDPR KoreaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupIssue:
- Empowerment of women
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Implement fully the Second National Development Strategy with particular focus on education, health, environment and rights of migrant workers, women’s empowerment and the children’s rights.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:MalaysiaMalaysiaRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupASEANOICCommonwealthIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Combat domestic violence by ensuring effective investigation and providing victims with the necessary assistance and protection.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:VenezuelaVenezuelaRegional groupGRULACPolitical groupOASOEIACSIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's participation
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Continue supporting women so they occupy management positions and participate in public administration, and continue to raise the percentage of women in the decision-making and political representation in the country.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Burkina FasoBurkina FasoRegional groupAfrica GroupPolitical groupAUOICOIFIssue:
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:RecommendationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:AcceptedContents:Continue its commitment to the improvement of human rights at national and international levels, in particular the improvement of human rights of women.
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State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:UN CompilationIssue:
- Domestic violence
Type:Review DocumentationSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:Reference AddressedContents:The Committee against Torture recommended that Qatar define and introduce domestic violence ... as specific offences in its Criminal Code, with appropriate sanctions, ... [Para 42] -
State Under Review:QatarQatarRegional groupAsia-Pacific GroupPolitical groupOICALSource Of Reference:Outcome ReportIssue:
- Gender equality
- Women's and / or girls' rights
Type:CommentSession:33rd Session, May 2019Status:N/AContents:The Global Institute for Water, Environment and Health stated that it was crucial that the law grant women equal rights to men in passing their nationality to their children and spouses. ... [Para 885]