Amnesty International says the United States is “facing a human rights emergency” in a new report on the 2026 World Cup, describing the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as posing a “chilling threat” to fans and even “players themselves”. The human rights organisation also warn that severe restrictions on freedom of expression and peaceful protest across all three hosts threaten the “safe, welcoming and inclusive” tournament promised by Fifa.
The report - titled “Humanity Must Win: Defending rights, tackling repression at the 2026 FIFA World Cup” - follows on from similar work on previous tournaments and mostly focuses on Donald Trump’s United States and particularly anti-immigration policies, especially given the majority of the tournament is being held there. There is nevertheless also coverage on the repression of protests in both Mexico and Canada, and other issues.
