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Global: FIFA Must Protect Human Rights by Securing Binding Safeguards from 2030 and 2034 World Cup Bidders – New Report
FIFA must rigorously and transparently ensure that bids to host the 2030 and 2034 men’s World Cup tournaments fully safeguard…
June 5, 2024
Report
Playing a Dangerous Game? Human Rights Risks Linked to the 2030 and 2034 FIFA World Cups
This report highlights risks to the hosting of World Cups that must be addressed if FIFA and bidding countries are…
June 5, 2024
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Europe: New EU Due Diligence Law Governing Big Business Is a Groundbreaking Advance for Human Rights
A vote by ministers of the 27 EU member states today to pass a law requiring big businesses to identify…
May 24, 2024
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Global: FIFA Must Publish Its Review into Compensation for Workers Harmed Delivering the World Cup in Qatar
Ahead of its annual congress next week FIFA should make public the review it ordered into the organization’s responsibilities to…
May 9, 2024
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Bangladesh: Garment Workers Must Receive Rights-Based Compensation and Justice Immediately
Bangladesh must immediately end the repression of worker rights and ensure that workers are paid fair wages and can exercise…
May 1, 2024
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FIFA Sponsorship Deal with Saudi Aramco Covering World Cups Raises Human Rights Concerns
World football could be dogged by human rights violations unless action is taken to address Saudi Arabia's atrocious human rights…
April 26, 2024
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Global: Dow’s Failure to Offer Remedy for Bhopal Disaster Has Created a “Sacrifice Zone”
This catastrophe remains immediate and urgent for people whose own health is ruined, or whose children were born with disabilities…
March 28, 2024
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Venture Capital Firms Funding Generative Artificial Intelligence Ignoring Duty to Protect Human Rights
Surveys with the ten largest venture capital funds and two largest start-up accelerators investing in Generative AI companies revealed hardly…
December 13, 2023
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Global: Agreement at COP28 to Phase Out Fossil Fuels is Vital to Prevent a Climate and Human Rights Catastrophe
An agreement at the COP28 summit to end the production and use of fossil fuels is vital to prevent a…
November 12, 2023
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India: Government Weaponizing Terrorism Financing Watchdog Recommendations Against Civil Society
Indian authorities are exploiting the recommendations of a global terrorism financing and money laundering watchdog to target civil society groups…
September 26, 2023
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Global: Amnesty International Calls For Universal Social Protection, As Overlapping Crises Leave Hundreds of Millions Facing Disaster
Amnesty International is today calling for social security to be made available to everyone worldwide after a series of crises…
May 9, 2023
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Leading US University Endowments Fail to Ensure Their Billions Aren’t Funding Human Rights Abuses
Today Amnesty International USA released its first Limited Partner Scorecard, grading 10 of the largest university investment offices in the…
April 26, 2023