3 | Human rights risks and challenges
Risk
Risks to the rights of people experiencing homelessness or disruption to regular services
49. People experiencing homelessness or living in emergency/temporary housing, such as
motels and hostels, are displaced during the hosting of the tournament. Vulnerable people
are deprived of access to essential support services due to transport and other disruptions
during the tournament.
Risks to the right to remedy
50. Lack of a grievance mechanism and remedy for people who suffer harm.
51. Ineffective grievance mechanisms silence or retraumatize people who have experienced
harm or abuse.
52. Grievance mechanisms do not facilitate access to effective remedy in a timely manner or are hard
to access.
53. Complainants using grievance mechanisms face retaliation due to breaches in confidentiality
and lack of independence.
Risks to human rights defenders and journalists
54. Risk to human rights defenders’ (including athletes’ and spectators’) liberty and security of
person, when exercising their rights to freedom of expression and/or right to protest during the
tournament, as a result of actions of security forces.
55. Restrictions on freedom of expression and association, and the ability of journalists to perform their
jobs without impediment (such as by gaining access to tournament sites) arising from government
restrictions or security forces.
56. Journalists face discrimination and/or harassment from FIFA’s media and broadcast partners,
including sexual harassment.
Risks to the rights to data privacy
57. Data privacy issues and risks associated with the collection, storage and use of personal
information collected about individuals, such as through apps and ticketing.
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