Amnesty International has urged FIFA to halt the process of awarding Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup until major human rights reforms are announced.
On Monday, Amnesty International and the Sport & Rights Alliance released a brief highlighting purported issues around Saudi Arabia’s 2034 bid. The brief also called for a “credible human rights strategy” for the 2030 World Cup, which is set to be co-hosted by Spain, Portugal and Morocco. Soccer’s world governing body
’s human rights criteria.” It added: “While a more credible human rights strategy is required for the 2030 tournament, the outstanding risks in Saudi Arabia are so severe that is implementing thorough bidding processes for the 2030 and 2034 editions of the World Cup 2026 in the United States, Mexico and Canada and the
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