Commentary
The FIFA World Cup is finally underway in Qatar. Ever since this quadrennial feast of football was allocated there in 2010, the World Cup, often regarded as the most important and prestigious tournament in the world, has been overshadowed by persistent attacks on the human rights record of the host nation.
For example, Amnesty International has been consistently reporting about human rights violations, especially with regard to the treatment of migrant labourers who worked on the construction of the football stadiums.
The Guardian estimated that approximately 6,500 workers died during the construction of the stadiums, a claim disputed by the Qatari government that only directly attributes 37 deaths to the gigantic construction project….