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Monthly Event Reports

December 2022 | Qatar implicated in EU Parliament corruption scandal

In Belgium, investigators looking into graft in the European Union (EU) have alleged that several MEPs accepted bribes from Qatar in return for furthering the country’s interests in EU communications and decision-making. The scandal has spurred increased scrutiny of the EU institutions and their vulnerability to corruption and foreign influence. The scandal was uncovered in an investigation by the Belgian State Security intelligence aimed at identifying instances of interference in public decision-making. 

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October 2022 | International media restricted during the Football World Cup

A contentious provision has been added to the conditions for granting foreign media accreditation, ahead of the 2022 Men’s Football World Cup. The provision prohibits journalists from filming or photographing in “residential properties, private businesses and industrial zones”. A previous ban on reporting which would harm “Qatari public discipline, behaviour or Islamic customs” had been lifted. However, with Qatar in the spotlight over its documented mistreatment of LGBTQIA+ individuals and migrant workers, the new provision has been criticized as an attempt to prevent interviews with those groups and thereby coverage of sensitive topics.

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GSoD Indices Data 2013-2022

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Basic Information

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Population Tooltip
2 930 520
System of government
Absolute Monarchy
Head of government
Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani (since 2020)
Head of government party
Not applicable
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
First Past the Post
Women in lower or single chamber
4.4%
Women in upper chamber
Not applicable
Last legislative election
2021
Head of state
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Selection process for head of state
Hereditary or election by hereditary state rulers
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
15/05/2019
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
65.93%
Population Tooltip
2 930 520
System of government
Absolute Monarchy
Head of government
Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdul Aziz Al Thani (since 2020)
Head of government party
Not applicable
Electoral system for lower or single chamber
First Past the Post
Women in lower or single chamber
4.4%
Women in upper chamber
Not applicable
Last legislative election
2021
Head of state
Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Selection process for head of state
Hereditary or election by hereditary state rulers
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) date
15/05/2019
Latest Universal Periodic Review (UPR) percentage of recommendations supported
65.93%
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Human Rights Treaties

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Signatory Signatory
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United Nations Human Right Treaties
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
State Party
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
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Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women
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Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment
State Party
Convention on the Rights of the Child
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International Convention on Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families
No Action
International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance 
No Action
International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
State Party
International Labour Organisation Treaties
Forced Labour Convention
State Party
Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention
No Action
Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention
No Action
Equal Remuneration Convention
No Action
Abolition of Forced Labour Convention
State Party
Discrimination (Employment and Occupation) Convention
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Convention concerning Minimum Age for Admission to Employment
State Party
Worst Forms of Child Labour Convention
State Party
Regional Treaties
Arab Charter on Human Rights
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Performance by category over the last 6 months

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Global State of Democracy Indices

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Representation
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high 0.7-1.0
mid 0.4-0.7
low 0.0-0.4
Rights
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high 0.7-1.0
mid 0.4-0.7
low 0.0-0.4
Rule of Law
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high 0.7-1.0
mid 0.4-0.7
low 0.0-0.4
Participation
Participation
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high 0.7-1.0
mid 0.4-0.7
low 0.0-0.4
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Factors of Democratic Performance Over Time

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