Nationality and Cases of Statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa the pretext that they were dual nationals formed the grounds for the deprivation of nationality from 6,000 members of the Al Murra tribe in 2004-2005212 – most reportedly having their nationality reinstated a few months later.213 According to some sources, around 100 to 200 of those affected by the denationalisation remain stateless today.214 Also in Qatar, the National Human Rights Commission shares publically the number of people who, on an annual basis, have come to them with issues on deprivation of nationality, which in the 2008 report is referred to as “Seeking Restoration of Citizenship” and in subsequent reports as “Denationalization” or “Seeking Cancelation of Denationalization”. The number of people who solicited the NHRC’s assistance under this category were 108 in 2008, 46 in 2009, and 26 in 2010.215 The report indicates that the NHRC follows processes to act on the behalf of the complainants but does not provide further details on specific cases dealt with, 212 - More than 5,000 Qatari nationals lose citizenship, DPA, 2 April 2005 [Germany]; United States Department of State, 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – Qatar, 8 March 2006; Amnesty International, Amnesty International Report 2006 – Qatar, 23 May 2006; Minority Rights Group International, World Directory of Minorities and Indigenous Peoples – Qatar: Overview, 2007. 213 - Qatar ‘resolving citizenship cases’, Aljazeera, 25 June 2005, available at: http://www.aljazeera.com/archive/2005/06/2008410102128481615.html. 214 - Amnesty International, Amnesty International Annual Report 2013 – Qatar, 23 May 2013; Human Rights Watch, World Report 2013: Qatar, 2013. 215 - National Human Rights Committee, Annual Reports 2008, 2009, and 2010. 160