Breaking: #FIFA have announced the UAE will host the Club World Cup in "early 2022."
By awarding a major tournament to the #UAE without prior human rights consultation or due diligence, FIFA is once again in breach of its own human rights commitments in the bidding process.
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🚨🚨🚨 #FIFA & the Spanish Federation should take immediate action to address the abuse & harassment of athletes on full display at the #WorldCupFinal – including the concerns raised by the 15 Spanish players last year.
Athletes must be protected & respected, on & off the field.
🚨The #IOC is about to host the @Olympics in a country where a star athlete has just gone missing after speaking out about sexual abuse.
This is unacceptable. It's time for @iocmedia to step up & protect athletes from oppressive governments. #PengShuai
🚨In 2021, a teen basketball player in #Mali blew the whistle on a coach's pattern of sexual abuse & got kicked off the national team.
After 2 years, @FIBA has still yet to bring justice for her & other survivors—or ban all abusers involved.
👉dw.com/en/sexual-abus…@Journo_K
#NouhailaBenzina was the first-ever hijab-wearing player to grace the pitch at the #FIFAWWC for Morocco's 🇲🇦 debut.
Yet many other women athletes still face hijab bans in sport, which violate their right to play. Keep reading to learn more 🧵⬇️
#WorldCupQatar2022: journalists + fans have been refrained from entering stadiums with 🏳️🌈 hats, shirts, flags & #FIFA banned footballers' shirts and armbands alluding to the #LGBTQ community (and even just the word "love"). Solidarity gestures should be protected, not censored.
"But it is not just about a kiss.
"It is about women and girls feeling safe to play a sport they love...
"It is about the other survivors, like those in Haiti, Afghanistan & Zambia, who got very little attention from football media..."
cbc.ca/sports/soccer/…@_shireenahmed_
The @iocmedia backpedals on #WhereIsPengShuai, saying "We can’t give assurances & we don’t know the full facts."
That has been clear from the start. It's time for the @Olympics to stop enabling #China's cover-up & start behaving responsibly.