India: More transparency needed over migrant deaths in Gulf

Headline Title: India: More transparency needed over migrant deaths in Gulf 21 February 2014 The government of India should provide more detailed information about the circumstances of deaths in Qatar and other Gulf countries, Amnesty International India said today. Figures obtained by the AFP news agency and the Guardian newspaper through Right to Information (RTI) requests show that at least 450 Indian nationals died in Qatar in 2012 and 2013. The Indian embassy in Qatar has stated that the number of deaths reported are ‘quite normal’ considering the size of the Indian…

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