Amnesty International (AI) and ten other human rights groups warned this Monday about the “flawed evaluation” of Human Rights who presented Saudi Arabia for his candidacy Soccer World Cup in 2034, as it removed documented abuses in the country to make it easier for Riyadh to host the tournament.
FIFA published an assessment by Riyadh-based law firm AS&H Clifford Chance and “overlooked many human rights risks in Saudi Arabia“, which will leave the tournament “inevitably marred by serious human rights violations,” these organizations said in a joint statement.
In their note addressed to the Saudi law firm, the organizations also pointed out that FIFA and the Saudi Football Federation (SAFF) decided to exclude the main topics from the human rights analysis, because the country has not ratified the relevant agreements.
According to AI, this report omits critical aspects such as the lack of freedom of expression, repression of the LGBTI+ community, the male guardianship system that limits women’s rights and the lack of labor protection for migrants. worker
“It has been clear for more than a year that FIFA is determined to remove all potential obstacles to ensure that it can deliver the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman,” said human rights director FairSquare, James Lynch.
This human rights report, prepared using an “artificially limited, misleading and overly positive” approach, is “simply a whitewashing of the truth,” according to the Saudi organization’s executive director. ALQST, Julia Legner.
In this situation, AI urged FIFA to issue a new review and apply a human rights approach with “strict criteria” instead of this report, “or the tournament will face serious human rights problems, ” said the head of labor rights at AI. Steve Cockburn.
FIFA has not yet commented on the organization’s request.
Saudi Arabia It is the only confirmed bid to host the 2034 Soccer World Cup so far. FIFA president Gianni Infantino has already said that the Gulf country will host the 2034 World Cup.
FIFA rejected the candidacy of other countries such as China and Australia along with other countries in Southeast Asia.
Source: La Verdad
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