By Sarah Akbar
A FIFA-commissioned
report undertaken by Harvard professor John Ruggie and released on
April 14 urges soccer’s international governing body to ensure the protection
of human rights or consider moving the 2022 World Cup from Qatar. Ruggie, who
has created
business and human rights guiding principles for the United Nations,
noted numerous human rights violations surrounding the construction of new
Qatari stadiums and made a series of recommendations on how FIFA should
proceed. In particular, Ruggie proposes FIFA leverage its influence to press
countries to improve human rights conditions or face losing their hosting
privileges. FIFA officials, including President, Gianni Infantino, have
responded positively to the report, and have vowed to use it as a guide to
formulate its human rights policy.
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