Report of Findings Dr Darwish Al Emadi Director SESRI Dr Abdoulaye Diop Head of Research SESRI Dr Kien Trung Le Senior Researcher SESRI Fatimah Ali AlKhaldi Researcher SESRI ID: 175648
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National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) SurveyReport of Findings
Dr. Darwish Al-Emadi, Director, SESRIDr. Abdoulaye Diop, Head of Research, SESRIDr. Kien Trung Le, Senior Researcher, SESRIFatimah Ali Al-Khaldi, Researcher, SESRISarah Mohamed Al-Marri, Researcher, SESRISlide2
OutlineMethods
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 QatarA 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 MethodsData Collection
Interviews were conducted in December 2011Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) technologySample size: A total of 2,186 respondents770 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 expatriates97% 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:
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For Each of the Following, Please Indicate How Important it is to You in Your Life:
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For Each of the Following, Please Indicate How Important it is to You in Your Life:
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Should Each of the Following Be Considered a Human Right or Not?
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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
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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 workers
Liberty, freedom, and security
Privacy
Life
Education
Fair 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 security
Privacy
Life
Education
Fair trial
Rights (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
Discrimination
Torture
Slavery 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
Speech
Thought and conscience
Religion
Assembly and association
Sexual preference
Freedoms (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%
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Are Human Rights Basic to All, or are They Given by Government?
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How Strongly Do You Feel This Way?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
Very Strongly
Somewhat Strongly
Not Strongly
Very Strongly
Somewhat Strongly
Not Strongly
Very Strongly
Somewhat Strongly
Not Strongly
75%
23%
2%
68%
29%
3%
53%
44%
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Knowledge and Awareness about Human Rights in Qatar Slide15
For each one of following, please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?
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Qatari nationalsSlide16
For each one of following, please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?
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White-collar workersSlide17
For each one of following, please tell me if you strongly agree, somewhat agree, somewhat disagree, or strongly disagree?
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Blue-collar workersSlide18
How Much Do You Know About Human Rights?
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In general, do you think that human rights are being fully respected, partially respected, or are they not being respected at all in Qatar?
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In general, how well informed do you feel about your rights at work?
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Formal Governmental Organizations
vs. Informal Means 21
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 nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
Work Personnel
Fellow Worker
Friend or Relative
National Human Rights Committee
Ministry of Labor
Labor Department
Ministry of Interior/Police
Ministry of Interior/Human Rights Department
Other
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 Relative
Ministry of Interior
Other
38%
16%
46%
30%
26%
44%
85%
4%
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Do You Know the Name of any Human Rights Organization in Qatar
?
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Can You Name Some Organizations That Deal With Human Rights in Qatar?
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Personal Experience with Human RightsSlide25
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?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
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Did you do anything about the violation?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
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Main Reasons for Not Reporting the Violation
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Qatari nationals
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%Slide28
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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National Human Rights Committee (NHRC)Slide30
Have You Ever Heard of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC)?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
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How Did You Learn About NHRC?
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Do You Know What the NHRC Does?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
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What are the Most Important Things that NHRC Does?
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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%
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Has Anyone Told you About NHRC’s Events?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
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Have You Ever Heard or Read About NHRC’s Events in the Media?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
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Have you ever been to any lecture, workshop, conference, activity or program organized by the NHRC?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
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In general, how satisfied are you with the NHRC’s activities and programs?
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Have You Ever Heard, Read or Seen NHRCs’ Advertisements?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
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Are NHRC advertisements effective at informing all segments of Qatari society about human rights in general?
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Over the past twelve months, have you contacted the NHRC in Qatar about any Human Rights issue
?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workersSlide41
How Did You Contact NHRC?
(multiple mentions)
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When you contacted the NHRC, how satisfied were you with the helpfulness of the NHRC’s employees
?
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Do you have access to the Internet at home or at your place of work?
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Have you ever used the National Human Rights Committee website?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
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How satisfied are you with the National Human Rights Committee’s website?
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What are the reasons you are dissatisfied with the National Human Rights Committee’s website?
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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%) Slide48
Would you like to participate in the National Human Rights Committee’s activities?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
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Do You Know the Current Location of NHRC?
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Qatari nationals
White-collar workers
Blue-collar workers
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Do you know the current location of the National Human Rights Committee offices?
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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 activitiesAssure people that their issues will be dealt with in a timely and confidential mannerWhite-collar WorkersAdvertisements Develop and implement orientations programs Invite employersBlue-collar WorkersWorkshops
Advertisements
D
evelop
and implement orientation programs
Employers
Broader
community awareness
campaign
Advertisements
Human Rights Week
NHRC’s website
Support
and encourage research activities Slide52
Thanks!
http://www.qu.edu.qa/sesridalemadi@qu.edu.qa
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