Five Australian women who were strip-searched and invasively examined at Doha airport have failed in their bid to sue Qatar Airways.

They and other women were ordered off a flight and checked for whether they had given birth after a baby was found abandoned in an airport bin in 2020.

The incident sparked public outrage and it was condemned by several nations.

An Australian court found the state-owned airline could not be prosecuted under the laws governing global travel.

The five women filed a claim in the Federal Court of Australia in 2021, seeking damages over the alleged “unlawful physical contact” and false imprisonment, which had caused mental health impacts including depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Other passengers - including from the UK and New Zealand - were not part of the lawsuit.

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        8 months ago

        Someone does and that someone is you.

        You care enough to bother making a new account every time you get caught and called out on the weak and obvious trolling.

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