FIFA Urged to Secure Binding Commitments to Improve Human Rights for World Cup Hosts FIFA‘s Lack of Competition Puts Human Rights at Risk The Sport & Rights Alliance, a coalition of human rights and anti-corruption organizations, trade unions, fan representatives, athlete survivors groups, and players’ unions, has called on FIFA […]
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FIFA’s World Cup Hosting: A Broken Promise on Human Rights
FIFA Broke Own Human Rights Rules for World Cup Hosts Saudi Arabia Shouldn’t be Rewarded for Its Repression New York, October 27, 2023—Global soccer governing body FIFA has broken its own human rights rules in announcing a plan for hosting the next two men’s World Cups that effectively eliminates bidding […]
Human Rights at the Forefront: FIFA Under Pressure for World Cup 2030 Host Selection
FIFA Urged to Prioritize Human Rights in Selection of 2030 World Cup Host A Global Coalition Calls for Human Rights to be the Primary Consideration A coalition of human rights groups, trade unions, players, and fans is urging FIFA to prioritize human rights as a key factor in selecting the […]
Denied Justice: Migrant Workers as Qatar World Cup Security Guards
FIFA and Qatar Fail to Address Abuses Suffered by Migrant Workers at World Cup Introduction A recent investigation has uncovered serious labor abuses suffered by hundreds of migrant workers who were hired as security guards for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Despite being warned about the vulnerability of these […]