Amnesty 'Humanity Must Win' Report: World Cup Risks 'Stage for Repression'

Amnesty International published its major pre-tournament report warning the 2026 World Cup risks becoming a 'stage for repression.' The report cited a 'human rights emergency' in the US under the Trump administration — mass deportations, ICE enforcement near stadiums, LGBTQ+ rollbacks — and called on FIFA and all three host governments to take urgent protective action. With $11 billion at stake and 73 days to kickoff, FIFA has not secured any formal moratorium on immigration enforcement near venues.