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Saudi Arabia World Cup bid report accused of ‘whitewashing’ rights abuses

Saudi Arabia World Cup bid report accused of ‘whitewashing’ rights abuses



Law firm AS&H Clifford Chance failed to include alleged abuse of migrant workers in assessment for Fifa 2034 bid, say rights groupsA report by the Saudi arm of a global law firm on Saudi Arabia’s 2034 Fifa World Cup bid has “whitewashed” the Gulf kingdom’s record of exploiting and suppressing the rights of migrant workers, rights groups have claimed.AS&H Clifford Chance was commissioned to independently assess the human rights implications of the bid, but the report “contains no substantive discussion of extensive and relevant abuses in Saudi Arabia”, according to a statement released by 11 organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2024/oct/31/saudi-arabia-football-world-cup-bid-report-asandh-clifford-chance-fifa-2034-rights-groups

Author : Pete Pattisson

Publish date : 2024-10-31 10:00:15

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