(SB Nation) — A report that FIFA commissioned themselves has recommended that Qatar be stripped of the 2022 World Cup if they don’t show progress on mitigating human rights abuses.
One of the recommendations by Harvard professor John Ruggie reads, “FIFA should set explicit human rights requirements of Local Organising Committees in bidding documents for tournaments and provide guidance on them.”
“FIFA can’t impose human rights on countries but in return for hosting a tournament there are certain human rights to which you should have to adhere,” said Ruggie in an interview with The Guardian. “If you can’t, you have to make tough decisions. That may include having to terminate an existing relationship.”
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