The Qatar World Cup starts next month, but human rights issues in Qatar are again in the spotlight, with Australia playing in the final week.
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, a statement issued on Thursday (27) on the FA's official website, including a joint film by 16 international players, including Mafi Ryan, criticizing Qatar's unfair treatment of the same-sex niche of migrant workers.
Presented in black and white, the video shows 16 Australian footballers, including Mathieu Ryan, Bailey Hooley and Kyle Lunis, speaking out about the human rights situation in Qatar, including supporting the rights of sexual minorities, calling for the decriminalization of homosexuality, and calling for the establishment of an Immigration Resource Centre to safeguard the rights of immigrants and labourers, among other things, with the Australian Football Association (AFA) giving its full support to the players.
Australia is the first team to play in this year's World Cup Finals to speak out on human rights in Qatar. Australia are in Group D of the World Cup Finals, where they are joined by France, Denmark and Tunisia.
