Human Rights
To western eyes, the Qatari authorities seem to keep a relatively tight rein on freedom of expression and moves for equality. The Freedom in the World 2010 report by Freedom House lists Qatar as "Not Free", and on a 1–7 scale (1 being the most "free") rates the country a 6 for political rights and 5 for civil liberties. As of 2011, the Democracy Index describes Qatar as an "authoritarian regime" with a score of 3.18 out of ten, and it ranks 138th out of the 167 countries covered.
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