Le premier FIFA Peace Prize will be awarded on Friday in Washington, on the sidelines of the 2026 World Cup drawHowever, this distinction raises some questions. The Athletic revealed that a number of FIFA executives had been informed of this project when the press release was published. Human Rights Watch also wrote a letter to FIFA to obtain more information but the letter, sent on November 11, received no response.
The NGO specifically asked the body to clarify the criteria used to evaluate the candidates, and questioned him about the possible publication of these criteria. Human Rights Watch also asked whether the list of candidates would be made public. who would be part of the juryand how human rights considerations would be taken into account.
« The Nobel Committee often awards its peace prize to leaders who defend democracy and human rights, including those who have made sacrifices, notably by spending years as political prisoners., Minky Worden comments, director of global initiatives at Human Rights Watch. Think of Martin Luther King, Jr., Nelson Mandela, and Liu Xiaobo in China, who died in detention. But this so-called FIFA Peace Prize seems to have no impact. no nominees, no criteria, no judges, no processHe will therefore have no legitimacy. "Doubts will be further reinforced if the rumors that the prize will be awarded to Donald Trump, a close friend of Gianni Infantino, are confirmed.
