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October 2, 2025
FIFA and International Cricket Council under scrutiny over Saudi Aramco ties in light of UN Human Rights Warning

Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Formula 1, have been challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco following concerns that such partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.

Accountability in Sport Aramco Authoritarianism Business and Human Rights Climate Concacaf Cricket FIFA Football Formula 1 Motor racing Saudi Arabia Sport and Human Rights UN UN Human Rights Council Women's Rights
July 24, 2024
UN Body Calls for Release of Qatar Whistleblower
Abdullah Ibhais Accountability in Sport Authoritarianism Exploitation of Migrant Workers FIFA Football Political Repression Qatar Sport and Human Rights UN Working Group on Arbitary Detention
July 18, 2024
FIFA has multiple obvious grounds to suspend the Israeli Football Association
Accountability in Sport Discrimination FIFA Football International Humanitarian Law Israel/Palestine Report Sport and Human Rights
July 16, 2024
Addressing the challenge of transnational human rights violations in the UK
Authoritarianism Bahrain China Egypt Hong Kong Iran Political Repression Report Russia Saudi Arabia Transnational Repression UAE UK
July 4, 2024
Post-Flood Dengue Outbreak Puts UAE Migrant Workers at Heightened Risk
Climate COP28 Discrimination Exploitation of Migrant Workers Health UAE Vital Signs
July 3, 2024
African football governing body urged to act on repression of Egyptian children for Gaza solidarity
Accountability in Sport CAF Egypt FIFA Football Israel/Palestine Political Repression Sport and Human Rights
June 7, 2024
FairSquare seeking new board members
Organisation
June 6, 2024
FIFA under pressure over 2034 World Cup human rights risks
Accountability in Sport Authoritarianism Business and Human Rights Discrimination Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment FIFA Football ILO Morocco Political Repression Portugal Report Saudi Arabia Spain
June 5, 2024
Qatar: Quash conviction of British-Mexican national sentenced to six-month suspended prison term in grossly unfair trial
Discrimination Health Political Repression Qatar UK
June 4, 2024
Call to action for next government to protect seasonal workers in the UK
Agriculture Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment Policy Brief UK
May 29, 2024
New Financial Times series on Qatargate
Accountability in Sport EU Exploitation of Migrant Workers Qatar
May 16, 2024
UK: Cross-party MPs urge Cameron to intervene in the case of Manuel Guerrero Aviña in Qatar
Discrimination Health Political Repression Qatar UK UN Working Group on Arbitary Detention
May 9, 2024
Call for UK supermarkets to pay recruitment related fees and costs for migrant workers
Agriculture Business and Human Rights Exploitation of Migrant Workers Fair Recruitment Five Corridors UK
April 17, 2024
International Olympic Committee should call on France to overturn hijab ban in advance of Paris 2024
Accountability in Sport Football France IOC Iran Women's Rights
April 10, 2024
UK: Call to remove clause in new bill that could increase state ownership of English football clubs
Accountability in Sport Authoritarianism Football Political Repression Saudi Arabia UAE UK
March 13, 2024
UEFA: Ad hoc rule-making leading to dangerous double standards
Accountability in Sport FIFA Football International Humanitarian Law Israel/Palestine Russia Sport and Human Rights UEFA Ukraine
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