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A rare coup at the World Cup in Qatar.. A striker refuses to celebrate his goal against his home country

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

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

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

And a number of MEPs have put on their arms the gay fan badge, which the captains of seven European teams withdrew from wearing during the tournament after pressure from FIFA.

The Qatari government has not yet responded to a Reuters 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 ahead of the launch
Tournament organizers have repeatedly stated that everyone is welcome.

But Human Rights Watch said LGBT people were arrested before the competition.

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