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Qatar: thousands of migrant workers still being exploited - new report“Despite the significant promises of reform which Qatar has made ahead of the 2022 World Cup, it remains a playground for unscrupulous employers."
Press release 18 Sep 2019 -
Urgent Action: Qatari father and son disappeared
The family of two Qatari men lost all contact with them as the two men travelled through Saudi Arabia to visit relatives.
Urgent action outcomes 06 Sep 2019 -
FIFA must put human rights at heart of this week's 2022 World Cup expansion talks - open letter‘There are clear human rights risks associated with adding new hosts’
Press release 12 Mar 2019 -
Qatar: 'time is running out' for promised worker reforms ahead of World Cup - new reportPress release 05 Feb 2019
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Qatar: World Cup migrant workers unpaid for monthsMercury MENA failed to pay its workers thousands of dollars in wages and work benefits, leaving them stranded and penniless in Qatar.
26 Sep 2018 -
Qatar: migrant workers unpaid for months by company linked to World Cup host city‘By ensuring they get the wages which they are owed, Qatar can help these migrant workers to rebuild their lives’
Press release 25 Sep 2018 -
Qatar's lifting of travel restrictions for many migrant workers welcomedCountry urged to make wider labour reform a key ‘legacy’ of the 2022 World Cup
Press release 05 Sep 2018 -
Urgent Action: Qatari national arbitrarily held incommunicado in Saudi Arabia
Qatari national Nawaf al-Rasheed was arbitrarily arrested in Kuwait and has been detained incommunicado in Saudi Arabia.
Urgent action outcomes 19 Jun 2018 -
New FIFA report 'should be a wake-up call' on World Cup worker abuseNew FIFA report 'should be a wake-up call' on World Cup worker abuse
Press release 09 Nov 2017 -
Urgent Action: Couple in Egypt held in solitary confinement for 66 days
Ola al-Qaradawy and her husband Hossam Khalaf have been detained in solitary confinement since 3 July.
Urgent action outcomes 11 Sep 2017 -
Qatar/Gulf dispute risks tearing families apart and spreading fear across the regionPress release 19 Jun 2017
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Urgent Action: Saudi Arabian activist detained after deportation
Saudi Arabian human rights defender Mohammad al-Otaibi has been detained in Saudi Arabia since 25 May after he was deported from Qatar. He was travelling to Norway where he had been granted asylum. He is a prisoner of conscience.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Jun 2017 -
Gulf: families ripped apart and freedom of expression under attackPress release 10 Jun 2017
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Qatar's blocking of Doha News website is 'outright attack' on media freedomPress release 01 Dec 2016
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Urgent Action update: Torture allegations in Qatar ignored, sentence upheld
Ronaldo Lopez Ulep’s 15 years’ imprisonment sentence was upheld by the Court of Cassation in Qatar on 2 May. His allegations of torture have not yet been investigated.
Urgent action outcomes 10 May 2016 -
Qatar: conviction of three Filipinos despite torture allegations strongly condemnedPress release 03 May 2016
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FIFA "waking up" to abuses with new oversight body but must act nowPress release 22 Apr 2016
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Qatar: Abuse of workers on World Cup 2022 stadium exposed - new reportPress release 31 Mar 2016
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Qatar World Cup: The ugly side of the beautiful gameMigrants building the 2022 football World Cup stadium in Qatar are abused and exploited – while FIFA makes huge profits.
31 Mar 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Poet Mohammed al-Ajami pardoned in Qatar
Qatari poet Mohammed al-Ajami, a prisoner of conscience, was released on 15 March 2016 after being pardoned unconditionally.
Urgent action outcomes 30 Mar 2016
