Country | Qatar |
Year | 2008 |
Type of Measure | Social services > Hotline/Helpline |
Form of Violence | Trafficking, Violence against women and girls |
Hotlines have been established by the Qatar Foundation for the Protection of Women and Children, the Qatar Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking and the National Human Rights Committee. The hotlines allow those agencies to communicate with women and children who are victims of human trafficking and human rights abuses in general. The concerned authorities and the media have been briefed about the service, and each foundation has produced leaflets for dissemination among vulnerable categories. The hotlines are available in Arabic and English. In the case of other languages, interpreters are provided when necessary.
Leaflets produced by the Qatar Foundation to Combat Human Trafficking are available in Arabic, English, Tamil, Urdu and other languages of the Indian subcontinent.
Leaflets produced by the National Human Rights Committee and the Qatar Foundation for the Protection of Women and Children are available in Arabic and English.