A Qatari dissident has accused the government in Doha of double standards, saying it persecutes the state’s Al Ghofran tribe at home while supporting terrorism abroad, The National reported.

Speaking at a conference of the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights (EOHR) at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Hamad Khalid Almary criticised the Qatari regime’s support of Yusuf Al-Qaradawi. He said that the Egyptian exile, who has long been seen as a spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and lives in Qatar, has issued fatwas to incite the killing of civilians abroad.

Mr Almary said that while Qatar has indulged Qaradawi, the government has denied his Al Ghofran tribe of their human rights and visited “injustice” on its own people.

Members of the tribe have been stripped of their citizenship and access to some services, and are unable to leave Qatar for fear of not being allowed to return.

The conference, “Terrorism and human rights in Egypt: compensation for victims of terrorism and the role of Qatar in its support”, also heard calls for a firm stand against terror-supporting countries.

Dr Hafez Abu Saada, President of the EOHR, called on the international community to work together closely with the countries that are fighting terrorism, including Egypt, in accordance with the UN Security Council that mandates countries to co-operate in intelligence sharing and prohibiting the free passage of terrorist leaders.