Thailand: Free Bahraini Footballer

Expand Hakeem al-Araibi © 2019 (New York) – Thailand’s government should immediately release the refugee football player Hakeem al-Araibi and let him return to his wife and team in Australia, Human Rights Watch said today in announcing a campaign for his freedom. Following strong statements on his behalf by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) and the International Olympic Committee, the Bahraini government has accelerated the extradition process to send him back to Bahrain. FIFA’s Statutes and its Human Rights Policy seek to provide protection from abuses for professional…

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