Qatar: Further information on: Fear for safety: Hamda Fahad Jassem Al-Thani

Qatar: Further information on: Fear for safety: Hamda Fahad Jassem Al-Thani

Index Number: MDE 22/003/2006
Date Published: 19 October 2006
Categories: Middle East And North Africa, Qatar

Hamda Fahad Jassem Al-Thani safely returned to her husband in Egypt on 17 October. On 10 June, Hamda Fahad Jassem Al-Thani, a member of Qatar's ruling family, sought to escape from her family home, where she had been forcibly confined against her will since November 2003. However, she sustained an injury to her leg during her attempt to escape.