Sens. Wyden, Durbin Oppose FIFA Plan to Award Saudi Arabia as 2034 World Cup Host Citing Human Rights Concerns
November 26, 2024
November 26, 2024
WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Nov. 25, 2024:
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., today called on Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to select a 2034 World Cup host country with a record of upholding human rights, as human rights watchdogs continue sounding the alarm on Saudi Arabia's deteriorating human rights conditions.
"The Saudi regime has long violated human ri . . .
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., today called on Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) to select a 2034 World Cup host country with a record of upholding human rights, as human rights watchdogs continue sounding the alarm on Saudi Arabia's deteriorating human rights conditions.
"The Saudi regime has long violated human ri . . .