Concerns about rights abuses in Qatar saw FIFA in 2017 create the human rights advisory board, with an initial mandate renewed by FIFA for another two years in 2019 before the body was disbanded.
No names of members were ready to be provided - unlike the previous independent human rights board which published details of the experts in labour rights, anti-corruption, unions and sponsors.The controversies surrounding the Qatar World Cup
FIFA stayed publicly silent early in the tournament as fans were detained or blocked at stadiums for having rainbow hats and clothing. FARE network executive director Piara Powar told Sky News:"It's quite clear that since the abolition of the human rights … committee that it had advising them internally, there hasn't been a level of scrutiny that there could have been.
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