England captain Harry Kane wants to 'shine light' on Qatar issues

England captain Harry Kane wants to shine a light on issues surrounding the World Cup in Qatar.

There are strict anti-gay laws in the country.

There are concerns about the human rights record of a country that hosted the World Cup.

We know there have been issues that aren't right, so it's going to be a mixed emotion at the World Cup.

Some England fans will not travel to the World Cup as there are issues that potentially threaten them, according to England's manager.

The rights of women and the rights of the LGBTQ+ community were mentioned.

Kane told the sports editor of the British Broadcasting Corporation that he and his captain were trying to shine a light on the issues.

The World Cup being in Qatar is definitely shining that light and it is important that we try to make as much change as possible, not just for now but for the future as well.

Kane says the players will continue to have discussions to try to help in any way they can in support of the issues in Qatar.

A report in the Guardian last year said 6,500 migrant workers have died in Qatar since the World Cup was awarded 12 years ago.

The figures were not commented on by Qatar, but they did say that they regretted all of the tragedies and investigated each incident to ensure lessons were learned.

The country is accused of failing to implement its own laws designed to improve conditions for migrant workers.

The government of the state of Qatar has rejected the assertion.

The players from Germany, Norway and the Netherlands protested about the human rights abuses.

Kane said it was important to use the platform the squad had and that he and other senior England players plan to talk to other national team captains to see if we can be unified in how we approach it.

In terms of what we can do, it's important that we have ideas over the next few weeks and months so that we can all stand together as one.

It could be anything at the moment, and we have to discuss and decide what to do next.

We can only try to move that forward in the right direction, as a player and nation.