: Members of LGBTQIA+ community detained and sexually abused in Qatar, says Human Rights Watch #IndiaNEWS Security forces in Qatar allegedly detained and sexually abused members of the LGBTQIA+ community

Members of LGBTQIA+ community detained and sexually abused in Qatar, says Human Rights Watch #IndiaNEWS
Security forces in Qatar allegedly detained and sexually abused members of the LGBTQIA+ community until as recently as September, non-governmental organisation Human Rights Watch said on Monday. The human rights group said it has documented six cases of severe and repeated beatings and five cases of sexual harassment in police custody between 2019 and 2022. “Security forces arrested people in public places based solely on their gender expression and unlawfully searched their phones,??? Human Rights Watch said. “As a requirement for their release, security forces mandated that transgender women detainees attend conversion therapy sessions at a government-sponsored ‘behavioural healthcare’ center.???Qatar, which will host the 2022 FIFA World Cup in November, has come under intense criticism for human rights violations and abusive labour conditions for the many migrant workers who are building infrastructure ahead of the tournament. Homosexuality is also illegal in the country. However, in 2020, Qatar had assured that it will welcome LGBTQIA+ visitors for the football World Cup and allow them to fly the rainbow flag. On Monday, Human Rights Watch said that it had interviewed six members of the LGBTQIA+ community, who confirmed they were held in an underground prison in Doha.Among those interviewed were four transgender women, one bisexual woman, and one gay man. “All were detained without charge,...Read more

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