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![Global: Saudi Arabia bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup whitewashes human rights record while joint bid for 2030 leaves key gaps](https://sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/GettyImages-1320226508-2.jpg)
Global: Saudi Arabia bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup whitewashes human rights record while joint bid for 2030 leaves key gaps
Analysis shows Saudi Arabia has still failed to commit to fundamental reforms Saudi Arabia has failed to meet FIFA’s own human rights requirements in its bid for the 2034 men’s World Cup, Amnesty International said today following the publication of its ‘Bid Book’ for the 48-team tournament. Key gaps also remain in plans for the […]
![Petition: Put Human Rights at the Heart of Sport](https://sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/NPR-image-Germany-mouths.webp)
Petition: Put Human Rights at the Heart of Sport
Switzerland Must Ensure that Sports Bodies Respect Human Rights Sport unites people and can help overcome differences. It is also a lucrative business that too often comes at the expense of human rights. As the home country of the world’s biggest sports bodies, Switzerland must ensure that sports bodies respect human rights in all their […]
![FIFA: Secure binding safeguards from 2030 and 2034 World Cup bidders](https://sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Screenshot-2024-06-05-at-3.45.50-PM.png)
FIFA: Secure binding safeguards from 2030 and 2034 World Cup bidders
Global: FIFA must protect human rights by securing binding safeguards from 2030 and 2034 World Cup bidders – new report FIFA must rigorously and transparently ensure that bids to host the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cup tournaments fully safeguard human rights and reject any offer that risks abuses once again tainting the world’s largest sporting […]
![Saudi Arabia: ILO Forced Labor Complaint a Wake-Up Call](https://sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/202406mena_saudi_bwicomplaint.webp)
Saudi Arabia: ILO Forced Labor Complaint a Wake-Up Call
Global Union Filing Stresses Urgent Need for Labor Reforms, Remedy for Past Abuses (Geneva) – A forced labor complaint against the Saudi Arabian government filed by a global trade union is a significant warning to Saudi authorities and businesses and investors in the country about the predictable and preventable migrant labor abuses associated with the government’s Vision 2030 plan […]
![2023 Annual Report: A New Era for Sport and Human Rights](https://sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Contigo-Jenni-armband-scaled.jpeg)
2023 Annual Report: A New Era for Sport and Human Rights
Human Rights Can No Longer Be Ignored by the World of Sport “After years of fighting for global sport to recognize its impact and responsibility toward human rights, the year 2023 ushered in a new era – an era where human rights can no longer be ignored by sport governing bodies,” writes Andrea Florence, director […]
![FIFA: Publish Robust Rights Framework for 2026 World Cup](https://sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/202405usp_usa_fifa_world_cup.webp)
FIFA: Publish Robust Rights Framework for 2026 World Cup
(New York) – FIFA should immediately release and commit to implementing the robust Human Rights Framework for the 2026 Men’s Soccer World Cup, which it developed through extensive consultations with civil society stakeholders and public officials from across North America. The framework, which FIFA shared with host cities in March 2024, will govern labor and human rights for all […]
![Global: FIFA must publish its review into compensation for workers harmed delivering the World Cup in Qatar](https://sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/GettyImages-1245281059-scaled-e1715088528871-1468x710-1-1.jpg)
Global: FIFA must publish its review into compensation for workers harmed delivering the World Cup in Qatar
FIFA should immediately publish and act on a review it received five months ago assessing its human rights responsibilities towards workers harmed delivering the 2022 men’s World Cup in Qatar, Amnesty International said today. Amnesty International understands that an independent review, which was announced at FIFA’s Congress early last year and had its findings approved by FIFA’s […]
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Statement by Dignity 2026 Coalition on the Announcement of the Match Schedule for the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup
This weekend, FIFA released the much-anticipated match schedule for the 2026 Men’s World Cup, which will be held across 16 cities in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. As planning accelerates in these host cities, event organizers will now be making critical decisions on tournament operations, including for Fan Fests, transportation, concessions, and hospitality. In […]
![Saudi Government Uses European Football to Sportswash its Reputation](https://sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/202401mena_saudi_arabia_super_cup-1.webp)
Saudi Government Uses European Football to Sportswash its Reputation
Italian, Spanish Super Cups Played in Riyadh to Divert Attention From Abuses Forget Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist brutally murdered in a Saudi consulate, and all his colleagues jailed, censored or harassed in Saudi Arabia; don’t think about women’s and LGBT rights in the kingdom; and ignore the mass killings of migrants along the Saudi border with Yemen. Look, there, Saudi […]
![Athlete Ally Statement on 2030 and 2034 FIFA World Cup Concerns](https://sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/fauzan-saari-Y_upPEyxXN8-unsplash-scaled-1.jpg)
Athlete Ally Statement on 2030 and 2034 FIFA World Cup Concerns
Athlete Ally responded today to news that Saudi Arabia is now the sole bidder for the 2034 FIFA Men’s World Cup. This follows news that a joint bid from Morocco, Portugal and Spain is the only one being considered for the 2030 Men’s World Cup. FIFA’s Human Rights Policy, adopted in 2017, outlines its responsibility to identify and address adverse […]
![FIFA: Secure Human Rights Protections for 2030 and 2034 Men’s World Cups as Bidding Deadline Passes](https://sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/WC-trophy-Qatar-2022-final-1.webp)
FIFA: Secure Human Rights Protections for 2030 and 2034 Men’s World Cups as Bidding Deadline Passes
Sport & Rights Alliance Highlights Risks of Non-Competitive Process (Nyon, Switzerland, 31 October, 2023) — FIFA needs to secure clear and binding commitments to improve human rights in countries likely to host the 2030 and 2034 men’s football World Cup tournaments to prevent serious potential abuses linked to its flagship event, the Sport & Rights […]
![FIFA Broke Own Human Rights Rules for World Cup Hosts](https://sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/202310mena_saudiarabia_qatar_fifa_worldcup-1.jpg)
FIFA Broke Own Human Rights Rules for World Cup Hosts
Saudi Arabia Shouldn’t be Rewarded for Its Repression (New York) – 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 and human rights due diligence, Human Rights Watch said today. On October 4, FIFA announced that the 2030 World Cup will take place in Morocco, Portugal, […]