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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Qatar scandal: do the women subjected to medical examination at Doha airport have any legal options?

Experts say authorities may agree to provide compensation to avoid criticism of human rights record

Australian women who were subjected to a compulsory intimate medical examination at Doha airport may have limited options for redress unless the government of Qatar agrees to provide compensation to avoid protracted public criticism of its human rights record, an international law expert has said.

The women had boarded a Qatar Airways flight bound for Sydney at Hamad international airport on 2 October when they were ordered to disembark, escorted by security staff to a non-public lower level of the airport, and ushered into waiting ambulances. They were then told to remove their underwear and subjected to a medical examination to see if they had just given birth.

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from World news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2TIRhEV

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