{"id":1014318,"date":"2021-11-15T09:28:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T14:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1014318"},"modified":"2021-11-15T09:28:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-15T14:28:53","slug":"australian-women-to-sue-qatar-over-invasive-airport-gynaecological-searches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-women-to-sue-qatar-over-invasive-airport-gynaecological-searches\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Women to Sue Qatar over Invasive Airport Gynaecological Searches"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" 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<!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/3j1b9eq-e1496750270150.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">(AFP) \u2014 A group of women subjected to invasive gynaecological searches at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities, seeking redress for an ordeal that sparked global condemnation, their lawyer told AFP Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Women on 10 Qatar Airways flights from Doha, including 13 Australians, were subjected to the examinations late last year as authorities searched for the mother of a newborn found abandoned in an airport bathroom.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>The incident caused outrage, and fuelled concerns about Qatar\u2019s treatment of women as the Gulf state prepares to receive thousands of foreign visitors for the 2022 football World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Damian Sturzaker, from Sydney-based firm Marque Lawyers, said seven affected passengers now plan legal action to \u201csend a message to Qatari authorities that you can\u2019t treat women\u2026 in this manner\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe group of women have suffered enormous distress on the evening concerned, now just over a year ago, and they continue to suffer distress and ill effects and trauma as a result of what occurred,\u201d he told AFP.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Sturzaker said the women were seeking a formal apology, compensation, and protection for future passengers transiting through the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar is an ultra-conservative Muslim monarchy, where sex and childbirth outside of marriage are punishable by jail.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of the World Cup, the country has struggled to reassure critics that its promises on women\u2019s rights, labour relations and democracy are credible.<\/p>\n<p>Facing potentially devastating commercial and reputational damage after the incident, Qatar vowed to guarantee the future \u201csafety and security\u201d of passengers.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s prime minister also issued an apology, while an airport police officer who oversaw the searches was reportedly convicted.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>But Sturzaker said the women had not been made aware of any improvements to airport procedures and their attempts to seek mediation had been unsuccessful.<\/p>\n<p>They now wanted to highlight their case ahead of the FIFA tournament, to ensure other travellers were well-informed before visiting Qatar, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should be aware that \u2014 whilst there is a guise of a highly developed, highly modernised airport and national carrier \u2014 these events have happened and there\u2019s nothing preventing them from happening again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar\u2019s embassy in Canberra and Qatar Airways did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Sturzaker said the lawsuit would be filed in Australia against the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, Hamad International Airport, Qatar Airways and the country\u2019s government within weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(AFP) \u2014 A group of women subjected to invasive gynaecological searches at Doha airport will sue Qatari authorities, seeking redress for an ordeal that sparked global condemnation, their lawyer told 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