“…With just over 10 weeks until kick-off, the human rights group said the United States, which will host three-quarters of the matches, is experiencing what it described as a “human rights emergency,” driven by mass deportations, aggressive immigration enforcement and restrictions on protests.
“There are huge risks around this tournament,” Steve Cockburn, Amnesty International’s head of economic and social justice, told Reuters.
“This does not feel like the World Cup that was originally promised, the safe, free, and equal World Cup and the inclusive World Cup that was promised eight years ago when it was awarded, but also maybe quite different from how it felt even just 18 months ago.
“It’s a deeply troubling time in the U.S., which will certainly extend to fans who want to take part in World Cup celebrations.”…”