The attribution of the 2034 World Cup to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday endangers lives and reveals the emptiness of FIFA’s human rights commitments “, say NGOs and supporters’ representatives in a joint text. By validating by acclamation, during a videoconference, the Saudi file, the Congress of the International Federation (Fifa) “ decided to ignore our warnings », Write in particular Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), the International Trade Union Confederation (Ituc) and the organizations Sport and Rights Alliance and Football Supporters Europe (FSE). Since the Saudi candidacy was revealed last year, alone in the running after a one-month procedure limited to the Asian and Oceanic confederations, the twenty signatory organizations have warned of the risks ” for residents, migrant workers and visiting fans “. “ Today, there is no shortage of evidence: migrant workers exploited and victims of racism, activists sentenced to decades in prison for expressing themselves peacefully, women and LGBTQIA+ people facing legalized discrimination, or even residents expelled from strength to make way for state projects », Lists their press release. For the signatories, “ It is clear that without urgent action and comprehensive reforms, the 2034 World Cup will be tarnished by large-scale repression, discrimination and exploitation “.
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