Human rights in the United States

Human rights in the United States, one of the three host nations of the 2026 Men’s World Cup, have seen alarming reversals in recent years. Protections for freedom of expression, minority rights, and LGBTQ rights are under threat and may seriously affect the safety of international visitors to the tournament, and the president of the United States has threatened to move matches away from cities that stand in opposition to his policies.

MINORITY RIGHTS AND IMMIGRATION POLICY

• United States: Repeal the Alien Enemies Act [Human Rights Watch]
• US: ICE abuses in Los Angeles set stage for other cities [Human Rights Watch]
• ‘It’s offensive’: voices from Iran as fans face 2026 World Cup travel ban [The Guardian]

LGBTQ RIGHTS

• United States: Trump administration denies people right to play and fails to protect women [Sport and Rights Alliance]
• Nine years on, Pulse shooting reminds us of the deadly mix of hate and guns [Amnesty International USA]

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION

• President Trump’s promise to meet protests with ‘very heavy force’ escalates human rights violations under his administration [Amnesty International USA]

ETHICS AND ANTICORRUPTION

• Making the world great again: FIFA’s role in the new authoritarian world order [Fairsquare]
• Infantino’s backing of Trump’s politics is a breach of the neutrality demanded in FIFA statutes, says Maduro [Inside World Football]