A rare snapshot in the World Cup in Qatar.. A striker refuses to celebrate his goal against his country of origin

The European Parliament voted Thursday to approve a resolution calling on FIFA to help compensate families of deceased expatriate workers, as well as workers whose rights were violated during preparations for the World Cup in Qatar.

The members of the European Parliament also urged the Qatari authorities to conduct a full investigation into the human rights violations that took place in the run-up to the tournament.

The resolution also denounced reports of violations of LGBT rights in Qatar during the World Cup, and called on Doha to decriminalize same-sex relations.

And a number of members of the European Parliament put on their arms the gay support badge, which the captains of seven European teams retracted from wearing during the tournament after pressure from FIFA.

The Qatari government has not yet responded to a Archyde.com request for comment.

Since FIFA granted Qatar the right to host the tournament in 2010, the country has changed some of its labor laws, and before the launch
Tournament organizers have repeatedly said that everyone is welcome.

But Human Rights Watch said that LGBT people were arrested in the run-up to the competition.

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