national human rights committee (nhrc) survey report of findings

National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Survey

Report of Findings

Dr. Darwish Al-Emadi, Director, SESRIDr. Abdoulaye Diop, Head of Research, SESRIDr. Kien Trung Le, Senior Researcher, SESRI

Fatimah Ali Al-Khaldi, Researcher, SESRISarah Mohamed Al-Marri, Researcher, SESRI

Outline

• Methods • The results:

– Values and Beliefs in Human Rights – Knowledge and Awareness about Human Rights in

Qatar – Personal Experience with Human Rights – National Human Rights Committee (NHRC)

• Recommendations

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Summary of Methods

• Sample Design – Sampling frame comes from SESRI exclusive list covering all housing

units in Qatar– A stratified systematic sample was constructed for both Qatari and

white-collar expatriate households. – Each collective dwelling was considered a primary sampling unit for

blue-collar workers.

• Questionnaire – Demographics section. – Knowledge, awareness and attitudes towards Human Rights. – Knowledge of the NHRC’s activities and programs.

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Summary of Methods• Data Collection

– Interviews were conducted in December 2011– Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) technology– Sample size:

• A total of 2,186 respondents• 770 of Qataris, 843 of white-collar expatriates, and 573 of blue-collar workers

were interviewed.

– The response rate • 73% for Qataris • 81% for white-collar expatriates• 97% for the blue-collar workers

– The margin of error (including the design effect)• 2.1 percentage points for Qatari sample• 1.9 percentage points for expatriate sample• 6.1 percentage points for the migrant laborer sample.

– The collected survey responses were weighted before analysis to adjust for probability of selection and non-response.

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Values and Beliefs in Human Rights

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For Each of the Following, Please Indicate How Important it is to You in

Your Life:

6

90

71

80

9185

6471

87

64

37

54 52

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Dignity and respect Express views freely Being treated fairly Respect for private andfamily life

Percent

Qatari nationals White-collar workers Blue-collar workers


Your Life:

7

71

85

6775

4943

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Pursue education Express any faith

Percent



Your Life:

8

41

21

44

30

54

30

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Vote in elections Join organizations

Percent


Should Each of the Following Be Considered a Human Right or Not?

9

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Equalopportunitiesregardless of

gender

Equalopportunitiesregardless of

race

Being treatedfairly in the

criminal justicesystem

Freedom fromdiscrimination

Freedom fromlaw enforcementabuse or torture

Equal access topublic education

Access tohealthcare

Fair pay to meetbasic needs

Percent


For each one, please tell me whether you feel their human rights need to be given more protection, less

protection, or the same amount of protection that they are currently getting in Qatar

10

85

60 5753

83 80

66

76

67

45

57

77 78

7075 77

44 46

87

6157

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Eldery Blue-collarworkers

Qatari nationals White-collarworkers

Disabledpeople

Children Women

Percent


What Does Human Rights Means to You?How much importance do you attach to it?

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What does human rights mean to you? Response Options Qatari nationals White-collar workers Blue-collar workersLiberty, freedom, and securityPrivacyLifeEducationFair trial Rights (general)

60%34%4%

33%18%20%

56%31%12%27%9%

15%

42%13%17%18%2%

26%How much importance do you attach to the following?

Right to:

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Very Important

Somewhat

Important

Liberty, freedom, and securityPrivacyLifeEducationFair trialRights (general)

92%92%88%94%90%89%

8%8%

10%6%

10%10%

87%91%85%88%86%87%

12%9%

14%10%14%13%

78%47%70%76%39%21%

22%53%30%24%61%79%

Prohibition of:

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Very Important

Somewhat

Important

DiscriminationTortureSlavery and forced labor

91%73%87%

9%21%13%

85%93%90%

15%7%

10%

99%35%55%

1%65%45%

Freedom of:

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Very Important

Somewhat

Important

SpeechThought and conscienceReligionAssembly and associationSexual preferenceFreedoms (general)

82%80%95%89%90%78%

17%20%5%

11%10%22%

80%97%83%77%80%76%

20%13%15%23%13%21%

60%43%76%47%

100%87%

40%57%24%52%0%

13%

Are Human Rights Basic to All, or are They Given by Government?

12

42

5860

40

61

39

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Every person has basic rights that arecommon to all human beings.

Rights are given to an individual by his or hergovernment.


How Strongly Do You Feel This Way?

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Qatari nationals White-collar workers Blue-collar workersVery

StronglySomewhat Strongly

Not Strongl

y

Very Strongly

Somewhat Strongly

Not Strongly

Very Strongly

Somewhat Strongly

Not Strongl

y75% 23% 2% 68% 29% 3% 53% 44% 3%

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Knowledge and Awareness about Human Rights in Qatar

For each one of following, please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat

disagree, or strongly disagree?

15

Qatari nationals



16

White-collar workers



17

Blue-collar workers

How Much Do You Know About Human Rights?

18

12

69

127

19

52

21

82

14

36

48

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

A great deal A moderate amount A little Nothing

Qatari nationals


Blue-collar workers

In general, do you think that human rights are being fully respected, partially respected, or are they not being respected at all in Qatar?

19

63

36

1

53

45

2

40

56

4

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Fully Respected Partially Respected Not Respected

Qatari nationals


Blue-collar workers

In general, how well informed do you feel about your rights at work?

20

43 43

11

3

36

52

93

6

22

36 36

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Very well informed Well informed Not well informed Not informed at all

Qatari nationals


Blue-collar workers

Formal Governmental Organizations vs. Informal Means

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If you wanted to find out more information, for example if you had a problem at work, thought that you were being treated unfairly or were not receiving your rights, where would you go to find out this information? Response Options Qatari

nationalsWhite-collar

workersBlue-collar

workersWork PersonnelFellow WorkerFriend or RelativeNational Human Rights CommitteeMinistry of LaborLabor DepartmentMinistry of Interior/PoliceMinistry of Interior/Human Rights DepartmentOther

63%13%8%1%3%6%3%2%1%

25%9%14%3%18%10%5%4%12%

67%9%13%1%1%4%1%0%4%

If you wanted to find out more information about human rights, where would you go to find out this information? Friend or RelativeMinistry of InteriorOther

38%16%46%

30%26%44%

85%4%11%

Do You Know the Name of any Human Rights Organization in

Qatar?

22

45%

55%

Qatari nationals

Yes

No

27%

73%


Yes

No

12%

88%

Blue-collar workers

Yes

No

Can You Name Some Organizations That Deal With Human Rights in

Qatar?

23

43 43

11

3

36

52

93

6

22

36 36

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

Very well informed Well informed Not well informed Not informed at all

Qatari nationals


Blue-collar workers

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Personal Experience with Human Rights

Have you or any close family members or friends ever been in a situation where you felt your human rights were not respected

here in Qatar?

25

Qatari nationals

White-collar workers Blue-collar workers

Yes19%

No81%

Yes19%

No81%

Yes7%

No93%

Did you do anything about the violation?

26

Qatari nationals


Main Reasons for Not Reporting the Violation

27

Qatari national

s

White-collar

workers

Blue-collar workers

Did not know what I could do 11% 37% 75%Thought there was nothing to be gained [nothing (effective) I could do] 41% 27% 1%

Did not know what my rights were 22% 17% 4%Did not want to draw attention to myself 15% 13% 1%Did not think it was important enough 11% 5% 1%Did not know who to complain to 23% 20% 13%Did not know where to find information about what I could do 13% 5% 9%

Did not know at that time it was a violation of my human rights 8% 6% 0%

I was afraid of being published 5% 7% 6%I was afraid of being deported 2% 17% 4%I though people I was fighting were very powerful

10% 9% 2%

Other 17% 5% 3%

What do you think is the most important human right issue that Qatar is facing right

now? • Among Qatari nationals:

– Social issues (16%)– Rights of blue-collar workers and white-collar expats (13%)– Economic issues (9%)– Discrimination (6%)– Politics (5%); Citizenship (4%); Freedoms (3%)

• Among white-collar workers:– Rights of blue-collar workers and white-collar expats (12%)– Sponsorship system (11%); and Discrimination (11%)– Freedoms (5%)– Social issues (4%)

• Among blue-collar workers:– Rights of blue-collar workers and white-collar expats (22%)– Sponsorship system (7%)– Freedoms (4%)– Social issues (3%)

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29

National Human Rights Committee (NHRC)

Have You Ever Heard of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC)?

30

Qatari nationals


How Did You Learn About NHRC?

31

38%

25%

2% 4% 4%11%

7% 4% 4%

33%

14%

1%8% 7%

19%

1%

11%4%

24%

9%2% 2%

29%

18%

1%5%

10%

Qatari nationals


Blue-collar workers

Do You Know What the NHRC Does?

32

Qatari nationals


What are the Most Important Things that NHRC Does?

33

Qatari nationals

White-collar

workers

Blue-collar

workers

Giving recommendations to the Qatari government on human rights issues

35% 22% 28%

Observing and inspecting violations of human rights in Qatar

37% 38% 40%

Receiving and recording human rights complaints

53% 39% 34%

Monitoring proper treatment of prisoners 17% 13% 5%

Providing legal human right advice on issues such as KAFALA

12% 9% 4%

Conducting social research to study development in Qatar

8% 10% 0%

Providing training programs to police 6% 5% 6%

Organizing conferences and lectures/dealing with media on human rights

8% 10% 0%

Publishing manuals on human rights for the public

7% 11% 17%

Protecting human rights in Qatar 40% 36% 42%

Other 5% 8% 2%

Has Anyone Told you About NHRC’s Events?

34

Qatari nationals


Have You Ever Heard or Read About NHRC’s Events in the Media?

35


Have you ever been to any lecture, workshop, conference, activity or program organized by

the NHRC?

36

Qatari nationals White-collar workers

Blue-collar workers

In general, how satisfied are you with the NHRC’s activities and programs?

37

43%

43%

54%

35%

41%

47%

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

Verysatisfied

Somewhatsatisfied

Blue-collar workers White-collar workers Qatari nationals

Have You Ever Heard, Read or Seen NHRCs’ Advertisements?

38


Are NHRC advertisements effective at informing all segments of Qatari society about

human rights in general?

39

Over the past twelve months, have you contacted the NHRC in Qatar about any

Human Rights issue?

40

Qatari nationals White-collar workers

Blue-collar workers

Yes1%

No99%

How Did You Contact NHRC? (multiple mentions)

41

66%

39%34% 35%

24%

10%

54%46%

In person By telephone By mail By email


When you contacted the NHRC, how satisfied were you with the helpfulness of

the NHRC’s employees?

42

Very satisfied Somewhat satisfied Not satisfied0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

21%

33%

46%46%

24%30%

16%

84%


Do you have access to the Internet at home or at your place of work?

43

51%

4%

37%

8%

46%

7%

38%

9%

19%

6% 9%

65%

Yes, at home Yes, at work Yes, at both places No


Have you ever used the National Human Rights Committee website?

44


How satisfied are you with the National Human Rights Committee’s website?

45

33%

60%

35%

58%

17%

71%

Very satisfied Somewhat satisfied


What are the reasons you are dissatisfied with the National Human

Rights Committee’s website?

46

30%

70%

53%

28%22% 24%

47%

5%

14%

50%

36%

Difficult access Layout/ presentation Difficulty accessinginformation

Information notupdated

Not enoughinformation

Other


Please suggest (if you have any) one or two specific areas of human rights you

would like the NHRC to pay special attention to?

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• Among Qatari nationals: – Social issues (21%) – Awareness about human rights (11%)– Rights of blue-collar and white-collar workers (10%) – Qataris rights (6%)

• Among white-collar workers: – Rights of blue-collar workers and white-collar expats (15%)– Awareness about human rights (10%) – Social issues (9%); Sponsorship (9%)

• Among blue-collar workers:– Rights of blue-collar workers and white-collar expats (27%) – Justice and equality (9%)

Would you like to participate in the National Human Rights Committee’s

activities?

48


Do You Know the Current Location of NHRC?

49


Do you know the current location of the National Human Rights Committee

offices?

50

50%

22%28%

78%

10% 12%

97%

1% 1%

Freej Abdul Aziz, behind DohaPetrol Station

Salwa Road (its previous location) Any Other location


Recommendations

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• Develop more effective and coherent human rights education– Human rights as a mandatory subject – General education and training programs for government officials

• Address issues related to the population in Qatar by preparing materials that are put into a local context– Qataris

• Advertise its services, location, and activities• Assure people that their issues will be dealt with in a timely and confidential manner

– White-collar Workers• Advertisements • Develop and implement orientations programs • Invite employers

– Blue-collar Workers• Workshops • Advertisements • Develop and implement orientation programs • Employers

• Broader community awareness campaign– Advertisements – Human Rights Week

• NHRC’s website • Support and encourage research activities

Thanks!http://www.qu.edu.qa/sesri

[email protected]

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http://www.qu.edu.qa/sesri

mailto:[email protected]

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