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So it is clear that Qatar cannot claim that human rights are a matter of internal affairs or domestic jurisdiction. ‘Since the 1970s Qatar has ratified a number of human rights conventions and treaties. Rick Lawson was the final speaker and he considered the issue from a legal perspective. Anything that we can do, as a society, we should do, to make it better.’ Now, speaking with the migrant workers there, they are telling us: “please put the spotlight on Qatar, and keep on doing that after the circus has left town”. Petra Bolster opened her argument by saying 'Immediately after the World Cup was granted to Qatar, the FNV said “boycott this world cup”. The spotlights now on Qatar have accelerated these labour reforms. In recent years, we've achieved milestones. But by no means does that mean that the situation is perfect. He explained that the ILO has had an office in Qatar since 2017. Then it was Max Tuñón’s turn, who joined the debate via a livestream. Rick Lawson, Stefaan Van den Bogaert, Gert-Jan Segers, Petra Bolster, Gijs de Jong and Vera Scepanovic According to Segers, the massive absence of supporters would be a very clear statement. “The show must go on”, but at least make visible that it's a painful event’. We will have the World Cup in Qatar and it's a shame that it's to be held there.’ Segers believes that representatives from the Dutch Government and Dutch supporters should not go to the World Cup. ‘I love football, but justice and human rights are more important than my love of football. What can we do about this? Are we obliged to do something? And who must act then? The FIFA? The national football associations? The national governments? Footballers? The public?’ Not a supporter How will the Netherlands do? Will England finally get over its penalty syndrome? But the talk is all about boycotts, accusations of fraud in relation to getting to host the World Cup, and violations of human rights. You'd expect that the whole world is eagerly looking forward to it. ‘The FIFA World Cup is perhaps the biggest sports event in the world. Stefaan Van den Bogaert, Vice Dean of Leiden Law School and Professor of European Law, acted as moderator and introduced the topic. Speakers were Gijs de Jong (Secretary General of the Royal Netherlands Football Association (KNVB)), Gert-Jan Segers (party leader and MP for the ChristenUnie), Max Tuñón (head of the International Labour Organization (ILO) in Qatar), Petra Bolster (board member of the Dutch trade union FNV), and Rick Lawson (Professor of International Law at Leiden University). The Wijnhaven building in The Hague was the location for the debate which was organised by Assistant Professor in International Relations Vera Scepanovic of the Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University.