Should we all refuse to watch? The World Cup will start in Qatar this month. But many are criticising how the country treats women, LGBTQ+ people and migrant workers.
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Anger rising over Qatar 'World Cup of shame'
Should we all refuse to watch? The World Cup will start in Qatar this month. But many are criticising how the country treats women, LGBTQ+ people and migrant workers.
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Seven new stadiums. An ice rink next to the beach club. Circuses and theme parks.
The men's football World Cup will start in QatarA small country on the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Saudi Arabia. Like its larger neighbour, it has experienced rapid economic development but maintained strict conservative religious codes. this month.
A huge amount of money has been spent on the World Cup - £187bn. That is 20 times the amount that Russia spent in 2018.
Some accuse Qatar of hosting the World Cup to distract from human rightsThe basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights. abuses. The death penalty for some LGBTQ+ people still exists in Qatar.
Women have fewer rights than elsewhere in the world. And according to one newspaper, 6,500 migrant workers died while building the stadiums and buildings for the World Cup.
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Should we all refuse to watch?
Yes! The World Cup should only be hosted in a place where everyone's rights are respected. Refusing to watch is one way to show you care.
No! Refusing to watch will not change anything in Qatar. The only thing that will happen is you will miss out on the football.
Qatar - A small country on the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Saudi Arabia. Like its larger neighbour, it has experienced rapid economic development but maintained strict conservative religious codes.
Human rights - The basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights.
Anger rising over Qatar ‘World Cup of shame’
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Qatar - A small country on the Arabian Peninsula, bordering Saudi Arabia. Like its larger neighbour, it has experienced rapid economic development but maintained strict conservative religious codes.
Human rights - The basic rights and freedoms that belong to every person in the world, from birth until death. They apply regardless of where you are from, what you believe or how you choose to live your life. Some have called for animals and even natural phenomena like rivers to have some form of human rights.