Report on the Impact of the Gulf Crisis on Human Rights in Qatar
Blockade Called "Arbitrary": No Evidence of Any "Legal Decisions" Motivating Measures Taken by Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain, and Egypt In December, 2017, the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, Technical Mission to the State of Qatar, issued a very important report that got no coverage by Western press. You can find the report here . I am quoting the Findings and Observation at the end of the report in full. I have added the emphasis. IV. Findings and observations 59. All Interlocutors met by the team mostly referred to the decision of 5 June as a “blockade”, and some evoked an “embargo”, a “boycott” or “unilateral sanctions” against the State of Qatar and its inhabitants (nationals and residents). Most emphasized the unprecedented divide and distrust this situation has generated, not least given the tight family bonds across the Gulf region. They also expressed concern about the uncertain and far-reaching consequences, with ...