Various countries have come together to boycott the Qatar World Cup. One of the main issues is that migrant workers have been treated poorly while working on stadiums. Many have died from heatstroke. Another issue is the fact that the country is discriminatory against its LGBTQ+ community. It is illegal to be gay in Qatar. According to the country’s law, men who are homosexual can be sentenced to seven years in prison.
The Boycott Qatar 2022 campaign aims to raise awareness of the LGBT and women’s rights issues in Qatar, the environmental impact of air-conditioned stadiums, and the impact of political regimes on international sports events. They hope that individual football fans will opt out of the 2022 World Cup. Some French cities have banned large screens from fan zones for Qatar matches, while some mayors have expressed the need to boycott Qatar’s World Cup because of the waste of human lives during the construction of the stadiums.
The boycotting of the World Cup in Qatar is a personal issue for many football fans. They believe that the country should never have hosted the tournament, and that the decision to host it was based on corruption and the absence of democracy. The FIFA governing body was criticized for granting Qatar the World Cup, despite its lack of democracy. However, the FIFA investigation team cleared the organization of any wrongdoing.
There have been several reports of human rights abuses by officials in Qatar. There are allegations that members of the Qatari government have interfered with press coverage of the country. There are also reports of abuse of LGBTQ+ people in the country. The emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, has pushed back against allegations that the country discriminates against its LGBTQ+ community.
A former Qatari national football player, Salman, said that being gay in Arabic is illegal. He also said that children should not see homosexuals. However, this doesn’t mean that Qatar isn’t a safe place to live. According to the Reporters Without Borders ranking of 180 countries, Qatar ranks only 128th.
There have also been allegations of bribery in the selection of the World Cup host. The US Justice Department has alleged that Qatar bribed FIFA delegates, but the Qatari government has not been charged.
Qatar’s approach to prosecution is also opaque. There have been reports of torture and arrests of journalists and activists. The country is also a long way from full rapprochement with Western nations. However, there have been improvements since the country was awarded the World Cup.
In March 2010, FIFA revealed plans to build five stadiums in Qatar. These stadiums would use cooling technology to reduce temperatures by 36 degrees. Many migrant workers came from the Indian subcontinent and Africa. There are also reports of migrant workers dying of heatstroke and poor working conditions.
Some people believe that the boycotting of the World Cup in Qatar is pointless. They believe that it hurts the image of the tournament. However, many believe that it will help expose Qatar’s treatment of migrant workers.
