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Norwegian FA president urges Fifa to publish report on Qatar World Cup

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  • Lise Klaveness concerned by lack of transparency
  • ‘It’s one year after the World Cup, it should come now’

The football executive who has sought to hold Fifa to its commitments on human rights in Qatar has called on the governing body to publish its report on possible failings at the World Cup.

Lise Klaveness, the president of the Norwegian Football Federation, wrote to Fifa a year ago calling for an inquest into the legacy left by the Qatar World Cup and specifically, a lack of financial remedy for mistreated migrant workers. In response the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, commissioned a report from the organisation’s human rights and social responsibility subcommittee. That report is yet to arrive with Klaveness arguing that a lack of transparency over publication speaks to a broader problem within Fifa.

Continue reading…Lise Klaveness concerned by lack of transparency‘It’s one year after the World Cup, it should come now’The football executive who has sought to hold Fifa to its commitments on human rights in Qatar has called on the governing body to publish its report on possible failings at the World Cup.Lise Klaveness, the president of the Norwegian Football Federation, wrote to Fifa a year ago calling for an inquest into the legacy left by the Qatar World Cup and specifically, a lack of financial remedy for mistreated migrant workers. In response the Fifa president, Gianni Infantino, commissioned a report from the organisation’s human rights and social responsibility subcommittee. That report is yet to arrive with Klaveness arguing that a lack of transparency over publication speaks to a broader problem within Fifa. Continue reading…