By Daniel Davis For MailonlinePublished: 15:05 EDT, 27 March 2021 | Updated: 15:50 EDT, 27 March 2021Holland became the latest team to protest against Qatar's human rights record before their World Cup qualifier against Latvia today. A horrifying study, released last month by the Guardian, uncovered how 6,500 migrant workers have died since Qatar was awarded World Cup host status. Holland became the latest team to protest against World Cup host Qatar's human rights recordNorway's players stood arm-in-arm during the national anthem on Wednesday and sported t-shirts emblazoned with the words: 'Human Rights - on and off the pitch.' Having then stood in a line, with their arms also interlinked, the powerful statement spelled out 'HUMAN RIGHTS'. Germany sported powerful jerseys which spelled out 'HUMAN RIGHTS' in their own protestA committee has been created by Norway's football association to look into what the country 'should do to respond to Qatar's handling of human rights in the country.'
Source: The Nation March 27, 2021 19:52 UTC