I kronikken går jeg gjennom de negative menneskerettslige konsekvensene F1 er knyttet til i Bahrain, hvordan F1-kalenderen foregår i stadig flere land som styres av autoritære regimer og stiller spørsmål knyttet til Rwanda som burde kunne besvares.

Dette har ikke stoppet NBA, Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Bayern München, PSG eller Aston Villa fra å inngå samarbeid med myndighetene i landet. Hvilke menneskerettslige vurderinger ligger til grunn for F1 sine valg? Og stiller FIA noen krav?

Under Kagame har myndighetene i Rwanda undertrykket menneskerettighetsforkjempere, politisk opposisjonelle og journalister, i tillegg til å støtte M23s krigføring i DRC.

Jeg unner virkelig afrikanske F1 fans samme mulighet til å se F1 som resten av verden, men i så fall er det viktig at F1 og FIA tar beslutninger som ikke har negative konsekvenser for rettighetene fans, arbeidere, journalister og lokalbefolkningen

🧵The 2026 Men's World Cup exposed a failure of #FIFA's leadership to implement its own human rights policies, with the pursuit of record revenues prioritised over fairness and equality - NEW REPORT OUT

Open letter: FIFA must urgently improve its record of human rights failure

The report also documents other human rights abuses in Mexico, where police confronted planned protests with tear gas and detained two journalists. In Canada, preparations were marked by street sweeps displacing unhoused residents in host cities

“Supporters were treated as objects to be exploited rather than the heart of the game,” @ronanevain.bsky.social

“Many of these violations stemmed from repressive and abusive government policies, but FIFA failed to use its leverage to protect fans and local communities. It spent its political capital on maximising revenue rather than standing up for human rights.”

The World Cup was marked by a climate of fear given the backdrop of mass immigration detentions and deportations; travel bans; cost and accessibility barriers for fans, players and journalists; unclear safeguarding and eligibility standards; and lack of effective access to remedy

🧵The 2026 Men's World Cup exposed a failure of #FIFA's leadership to implement its own human rights policies, with the pursuit of record revenues prioritised over fairness and equality - NEW REPORT OUT

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