Prostitution in Qatar

Prostitution in Qatar

Prostitution in Qatar is illegal and has a severe punishment of several years in prison. [ [http://www.protectionproject.org/human_rights_reports/report_documents/qatar.doc;] ] [ [http://www2.ohchr.org/english/issues/children/rapporteur/Qatar%20Gov%20translated.doc;] ] [ [http://www.unhchr.ch/tbs/doc.nsf/0/06a8f935674e966ac1256ae800566bb9?Opendocument;] ] [ [http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2007/100604.htm;] ] In 2007, the United States State Department placed Qatar as a "Tier 2" in its annual Trafficking in Persons reports, meaning that it does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking but is making significant efforts to do so. [ [http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2004/33195.htm] ]

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* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4418079.stm Sheikh 'faces sex trial in Qatar']


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