FIFA members voted 156 to 35 against the motion which was formally supported by the Iraq and Algeria football bodies.
A deep political and economic rift in the Gulf complicates the prospects of sharing the tournament. (Photo: AFP)
Moscow: FIFA member federations have rejected a Palestinian proposal to amend world football's statutes with a stronger stance against human rights abuses.
FIFA members voted 156 to 35 against the motion which was formally supported by the Iraq and Algeria football bodies.
Palestinian football federation president Jibril Rajoub had said FIFA lacked any ability to sanction a nation for human rights abuses.
FIFA advised voters it already fulfilled all commitments to human rights in reforms passed over the past three years.
( Source : AP )
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