– Sydney To protect the safety of spectators during the World Cup, which begins next month, a group of women who were compelled to endure a forced women’s inspection at Doha Airport in 2020 started legal proceedings against the Qatari government on Sunday.
There are widespread concerns about breaches and violations during the World Cup Qatar 2022, which is anticipated to draw large crowds from all over the world. This presents the Gulf emirate with significant challenges, including dealing with groups that may not be sensitive to the unique characteristics of Qatari society in particular and Islamic culture in general.
But Doha has repeatedly stressed its respect for the diversity of races and religions for those who will attend the World Cup activities, stressing at the same time the need for the masses to take into account the customs and specifics of the Qatari society.
In October 2020, women on ten flights leaving Doha, including 13 Australians, were subjected to tests as part of the search by the police for the mother of a newborn girl discovered in an airport restroom.
Two years later, five women this month filed lawsuits in Australia against the airline and the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, to demand compensation due to the shock they were subjected to, and they demanded through their lawyers not to repeat this incident.
According to attorney Damian Storzaker, “This brave women’s group was forced to use the legal system to notify Qatar that what happened is wrong and should not be permitted to be repeated.”
Less than a month before the World Cup, women have the right to demand guarantees from Qatar that human rights would be respected.
Foreign relations were strained as a result of the disaster, and the Qatari Prime Minister “expressed his heartfelt remorse and apology.”
The five women, who were then flying from Doha to Sydney in Australia, ranged in age from 31 to 73, according to documents given to the Australian Federal Court.
An announcement demanding all women to exit the aircraft with their passports was made in the cabin when their aircraft was on the airport runway and “people joined the uniform and the gunmen of the jet.” Four ladies were then put in ambulances, given money for their clothing, and made to undergo forcible women’s examinations.
The women indicated that they had post-traumatic stress disorder and that Qatar Airways and the government have neglected, attacked, beaten, detained, and committed other crimes against them.
Although the authorities had already stated that officials would be pursued, neither Qatar Airways nor the Qatari government quickly responded with comments.
Human rights complaints before the World Cup in Qatar
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