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@europarl_en votes on human rights abuses at #FIFAWorldCup in Qatar.
We fought for a strong text, but it's clear some MEPs want to protect their friends in Qatari business, politics and energy.
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The text just voted highlights:
✅human rights violations & thousands of deaths on World Cup construction sites
✅ continuation of abuses despite reforms
It calls on Qatar to:
✅extend its compensation fund to all victims of human rights
✅enact laws to protect LGBTQI people
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Votes of shame - MEPs voted against:
❌a €420 million compensation fund from FIFA
❌including FIFA in the scope of the corporate due diligence directive
❌a diplomatic boycott
❌intl agreement on conditions for awarding & organising sporting events
