A/HRC/44/57/Add.33 imposed blockade on the State of Qatar, most notably the racist rhetoric it brought to the atmosphere of the region, and the spread of the hate speech and nationality based discrimination. Of particular significance is the closure of the only road that links the State of Qatar with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hindering the movement of Qatari citizens and residents including families and businessmen to and from it, which also severely affected the right and freedoms of Qatari citizens and residents to practice their religious rites. The Government of the State of Qatar is concerned about the reasons that on this occasion the Special Rapporteur felt unable or unwilling to address the violations of human rights caused by the blockade, and the coercive measures adopted within its context, with its severe impact on Qatari citizens and residents which falls within the mandate of the Special Rapporteur. Assessing the Government’s efforts in combatting racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance in Qatar, within the context of the visit, as outlined in the “End of Mission Statement”, would necessarily entail assessing violations committed on the basis of racism and racial discrimination as a result of these measures, and the efforts which the government has made to minimize the suffering of the victims. The fact that these measures were taken by the governments of other countries is not, in our belief, a valid reason to prevent the Special Rapporteur to include an assessment of these violations in the report and make necessary recommendations in pursuance of the Mission’s objectives. In this regard, we recall the previous reports of the Special Rapporteur following her visits to other countries, for example, the document (A/HRC/41/54/Add.1), in which she referred to challenges faced by countries of her visit that resulted from the policies and decisions taken by other countries. It is particularly noteworthy that on those occasions the Special Rapporteur made suitable recommendations on the policies and practice of States concerned to limit the impact of their national measures on racism, and discrimination with a view to prevent and remedy human rights violations caused by these policies and practices. It is important to note that the State of Qatar didn’t retaliate with similar measures against the citizens and residents of the blockade countries even though the blockade countries (except Egypt) issued orders that gravely violated their obligations under international law, by forcing their citizens to leave their jobs and families and moved out from the State of Qatar. The Special Rapporteur and the international community is by now fully aware of the record of the violations of human rights to which the citizens of Qatar have been subject on account of their nationality, thanks to many reports issued and the decisions of the International Court of Justice, as well as the ongoing consideration of the matter within CERD 2. 2 Most prominent international moves to stop the violations of the blockade countries are: First: Amnesty International in June 2017 and in June 2018, Human Rights Watch in July 2017 and in June 2019, issued a report condemning the practices of the blockade countries against the State of Qatar. Second: in November 2017, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, sent a technical mission to the State of Qatar. The Technical mission came up with the result that there are measures targeting individuals, based on their Qatari nationality, or their affiliation with the State of Qatar, which can be classified as a disproportionate and discriminatory measures. Most of measures are unguided, without any differentiation between the government of the State of Qatar and its population, therefore that constitutes the basic elements for the definition of the unilateral coercive measures. The report of technical mission stated that many of these measures have a long-term impact on the enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of those affected. Due to lack of evidences of any legal decisions to curb these various measures, and because of the lack of legal sanctuary for most of the individuals concerned, therefore, these measures can be considered as arbitrary measures. The shock resulting from these hasty decisions, had a great psychological impact on the population, especially because of the aggressive media campaigns that erupted since early June and are still ongoing. Third: The International Court of Justice issued, the following two decisions: The first decision, was issued on 23 July 2018, to accept the complaint of the State of Qatar against the UAE due to discriminatory measures against Qatari citizens. The second decision, was issued on14 June 2019, which rejected the UAE’s complaint to take temporary measures against the State of Qatar, in the case of the 3