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Khalifa Stadium in Doha under renovations in 2016. Amnesty International says some 3,000 migrants worked on it daily (Photo: jbdodane, Flickr)

Socialists opposed parliament taking Qatar rights stand

The Socialists & Democrats group in the European Parliament are leading compromise talks on human rights in Qatar — despite most of their MEPs voting against putting the issue to a plenary vote.

The move comes after the Left group on Monday (21 November) demanded that the parliament take a position on human rights in the World Cup host nation through a so-called resolution.

But the vast majority of S&D MEPs along with the centre-right European People's Party (EPP)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

Khalifa Stadium in Doha under renovations in 2016. Amnesty International says some 3,000 migrants worked on it daily (Photo: jbdodane, Flickr)

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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.

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