A/HRC/44/44/Add.2 H. Opening shelters for domestic workers Qatar Social Work Foundation launched the "Comprehensive Safety House" affiliated to the Protection and Social Rehabilitation Center "AMAN", one of the centers operating under the umbrella of Qatar Social Work Foundation which represents an integrated shelter and a comprehensive social and health environment for protection and rehabilitation services for the targeted groups, including victims of human trafficking. The house is an integrated complex consisting of more than 30 dedicated units equipped with comprehensive housing services, providing its guests with "temporary" accommodation services in line with a well-thought-out rehabilitation plan. Villas of the aforementioned units are specifically designated for victims of trafficking - both male and female, each of which is capable of caring for 20 people. Accommodation process begins with four basic stages beginning with reception stage including the initial evaluation of each case and determining their needs for shelter, then the entry stage in which the rights, duties and requirements necessary to accommodate victims are defined, and the stage of rehabilitation plan setting the detailed framework for rehabilitation phase in the house, and then the stage of integration of victims into their families to return them to their natural environment in their families and the society. Finally, we point out that the place prepared for deportation in the Research and Follow-up Department is not (a place of detention to spend the sentence), but rather a place intended to finish the procedures of those who decide to leave the country, mostly within 48 hours. In this regard we would like to point out that all detention facilities in the State of Qatar are subject to inspection visits from various authorities, including international nongovernmental organizations (such as the International Committee of the Red Cross) or the special rapporteurs (Working Group on Arbitrary Detention – the Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of racism, racial discrimination), and at the national level there is a government oversight represented by (the Human Rights Department at the Ministry of Interior), judicial oversight represented by (the visits organized by the public prosecution to places of detention to ensure the legality of detention), and the controls of the civil society represented by the (the visits of Human Rights National Committee to the places of detention), which reflects the keenness of the state to ensure the conformity of the places of detention to international human rights standards. No congestion or overcrowding was observed at any of the facilities belonging to the Research and Follow-up Department as mentioned in the Rapporteur’s remark. On the contrary, the difference is mostly large between (the capacity of the facility and the actual number of detainees), in line with the recommendation No 57 of the independent Rapporteur. Fourth: The right to asylum Referring to what is stated in paragraph No. (35), we would like to state that, in accordance with the provisions of Article (58) of the permanent constitution of the State of Qatar, which guarantees the right to political asylum, the State of Qatar issued Law No. (11) of 2018 on granting the right to political asylum in the territory of the State of Qatar, and the decision of the Council of Ministers No. (12) of 2019 specifying the categories to be granted political asylum, who are (advocates of human rights, reporters and representatives of audio-visual and written media, members of political parties, religious denominations and ethnic minorities, writers and researchers) subject to prosecution or persecution because of these affiliations. Based on the asylum seekers’ personal safety, when responsible competent authorities detect the possible threats against their lives or personal safety that compelled them to seek asylum, Article (10) provides that competent authorities may specify the place of residence of the political refugee, in order to preserve their security and safety. The state continues to grant such people the right to political asylum (in line with the principle that granting this right is not an act of hostility against the state to which they belong by nationality or in which they usually live). One manifestation of the implementation of this principle is the state's endeavor to ensure that the refugee is not 13