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It’s obvious you’re not a human rights expert. The thing is, the people at Amnesty International are human rights experts. They see an obvious problem and you’re doing gymnastics to convince everyone the problem doesn’t exist.

That’s a problem. You’re ignoring actual experts and spreading misinformation and now lies.



If you're going to effectively combat human rights violations and modern slavery, it's better to do it with facts and accurate statistics, rather than easily refuted figures. The Qatari government can make exactly the same (reasonable) points that commenters here are—a weak case makes it easy for guilty parties to evade responsibility.

Pointing out flaws in critical reports is not "defending human rights violations," it's highlighting weaknesses in the case, which helps people to make a stronger case.

(Plus, something isn't right and true just because Amnesty says it.)


> You’re ignoring actual experts and spreading misinformation and now lies.

Your responses to the commenter above (across a few threads) are sounding hysterical. I'm not sure why. :(

At least they seem to be trying to work out the numbers and thing for themselves, and are looking for external sources for information to work with.




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