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World Cup: Australia players criticise human rights record of hosts Qatar
Australia have become the first team to release a collective statement criticising host Qatar’s record on human rights ahead of next month’s World Cup.
In a three-minute video, Australia’s football players read out a statement highlighting Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers and the restrictions on the LGBTQ+ community.
The squad call for the decriminalisation of all same-sex relationships in Qatar as well as an “effective remedy” for the “suffering” felt by migrant workers.
European nations - including England - have committed to wearing a “One Love” anti-discrimination armband during the World Cup.
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