Nairobi, Nov. 23 -- A human rights lobby says labourers from Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia have suffered the most labour rights violations in Qatar, piling more pressure on the 2022 FIFA World Cup host, which has faced criticism on abuses.

The Business and Human Rights Resource Centre issued a statement citing data that showed African workers had been subjected to at least 63 cases of labour rights abuses in Qatar between January 2016 and November 2022.

"Security workers are particularly at risk, impacted in half of the recorded cases, reflecting a trend in recent years to recruit workers, particularly from East Africa, into the sector," the statement said.

Although figures from the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) reveal...