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FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Our game for human rights

Vienna, March 30, 2022: The group draw for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar will take place on April 1. This event is already casting a long shadow in the run-up, especially from a human rights perspective. The new initiative “Our Game for Human Rights” aims to highlight the clear responsibilities of the players involved and calls for a culture of human rights in sport. Experts on the situation in Qatar report.

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Press conference: “Our game for human rights”,
March 30, 22, 11 a.m.
An initiative for the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar

Vienna, March 18, 2022: The press conference on March 30, 11 a.m. at the Concordia Press Club marks the launch of the Our Game for Human Rights initiative. Activists and athletes will have their say on the situation in Qatar and their experiences with major sporting events:

On the podium:

  • Tim Noonan (International Trade Union Confederation, joined online)
  • Mustafa Qadri (human rights expert on Qatar, Equidem Research, joined online)
  • Barbara Helige (President of the Austrian League for Human Rights)
  • Thomas Hinum (VdF – Association of Footballers)
  • Martin Kainz (initiator of the project, fairplay initiative, VIDC)

Moderation: Gersin Livia Paya (radio FM4)

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