KANE PRAISED BY ENGLAND LGBT FAN GROUP UP FOR 'HUGELY IMPORTANT' COMMENTS ON QATAR HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD

 


Kane called for fan safety at the World Cup, with Three Lions Pride lauding the England captain while condemning FIFA for a lack of action

FIFA have also been condemned for not doing enough to ensure fans felt safe enough to go and protecting minorities from potential harm.

Earlier this week Kane said all fans should feel comfortable at the World Cup regardless of sexuality, with his words praised by supporters.

Kane said: "As a nation we want our fans to enjoy the tournament as much as we hopefully enjoy the tournament, and we want them to feel safe and free to watch the games how they please and act how they want to act.

A Three Lions Pride spokesman told the Mirror: "Having players using their platform to raise human rights issues is hugely important - the work that groups like ours do is often unnoticed and players with their reach and platforms amplifying the concerns and work others do in human rights is extremely helpful.

"This England squad, as we saw during the Euros, is not just one that’s great on the pitch but is engaged and empathetic off it too. I don’t think the human rights issues in Qatar will be brushed under the carpet but it’s not just the responsibility of the squad, but the broader FA, media and fans to keep raising these issues and shining a light on the human rights abuses that exist.

"FIFA and the Qatari SC should have been better at engaging and coming forth with concrete proposals around fan safety, particularly for trans and gender diverse fans to ensure their safety. Instead, what we’ve seen is sound bites of a 'World Cup for everyone' with little to no detail on how fans will be protected and remain safe.

"FIFA have a human rights aspect to their bidding process now but how it works and is applied in practice remains to be clearly seen. Governing bodies can, and should, be doing more to ensure that the greatest tournaments in football are not being used to sportswash over human rights abuses.


"Whether that’s on LGBT+ legislation or whether it’s on the persecution of minorities such as the Uyghurs - football should be taking a stand for human rights, not allowing prestigious tournaments to be hosted in countries who neglect the core values of solidarity, inclusivity and integrity. Nobody should be alienated or excluded from engaging in the sport we love because of who they are."

NOW WE HAVE THIS QUESTION TO KANE,

"Having players using their platform to raise human rights issues is hugely important"-Harry Kane.


I agree this is a very good sentiment, only question I ask is where was this Harry Kane when they played the Euros in France, did he stand up for human rights and tell them they were wrong in forcing women the choice of what they can wear( France bans women from wearing hejab in places like schools and colleges)


Of course not. As in the case of Trudeau in my last post, world leaders and celebrities only advocate and talk about human rights when it meets their criteria. That actually just propaganda because if you really care for freedom of all you be actually standing up for everyone including the women choice to wear the hejab and Abaya.

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