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The state of human rights in Qatar is a concern for several non-governmental organisations, such as the Human Rights Watch (HRW), which reported in 2012 that hundreds of thousands of mostly South Asian migrant workers in construction in Qatar risk serious exploitation and abuse, sometimes amounting to forced labour.
Location. Doha, Qatar. Website. www .nhrc-qa .org. The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) is a government-appointed human rights commission based in the State of Qatar. [ 1] Established in 2002, it has been tasked with the responsibility of overseeing and carrying out investigations on human rights abuses in the country.
The European Court of Human Rights is the only international court with jurisdiction to deal with cases brought by individuals rather than states. [34] In early 2010, the court had a backlog of over 120,000 cases and a multi-year waiting list. [38] [39] [40] About one out of every twenty cases submitted to the court is considered admissible. [41]
International human rights instruments. International human rights instruments are the treaties and other international texts that serve as legal sources for international human rights law and the protection of human rights in general. [ 1] There are many varying types, but most can be classified into two broad categories: declarations, adopted ...
The United Nations Human Rights Committee is a treaty body composed of 18 experts, established by a 1966 human rights treaty, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). The Committee meets for three four-week sessions per year to consider the periodic reports submitted by the 173 States parties to the ICCPR on their ...
The European Court of Human Rights, which enforces the European Convention on Human Rights, is the best known body of the Council of Europe. The Council of Europe (CoE) ( French: Conseil de l'Europe, CdE) is an international organisation founded in the wake of World War II to uphold human rights, democracy and the rule of law in Europe. [ 9]
The International Bill of Human Rights was the name given to UN General Assembly Resolution 217 (III) and two international treaties established by the United Nations. It consists of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (adopted in 1948), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR, 1966) with its two Optional Protocols ...
The list of International Court of Justice cases includes contentious cases and advisory opinions brought to the International Court of Justice since its creation in 1946. Forming a key part of international law, 195 cases have been entered onto the General List for consideration before the court. [ 1 ]