A Kenyan security guard in Qatar who has written about the plight of migrant workers has been “forcibly disappeared”, human rights group say. Bidali, who arrived in Qatar in 2016 to work as a security guard, began to write about the treatment of migrant workers in the World Cup host country last year. His detention has come as Qatar attempts to stave off threats of a World Cup boycott over migrant workers’ rights. Human rights groups have called on the Qatari authorities to reveal where he is being detained. “We are extremely concerned for his wellbeing, and that he may have been detained in reprisal for his legitimate human rights work,” they said in a statement.

Source: The Guardian May 14, 2021 12:45 UTC