{"id":501664,"date":"2026-02-26T21:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/501664\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T21:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:48:14","slug":"coalition-says-vancouvers-world-cup-rights-plan-not-to-tackle-fifa-related-harms-nanaimonewsnow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/501664\/","title":{"rendered":"Coalition says Vancouver\u2019s World Cup rights plan not to tackle \u2018FIFA-related harms\u2019 | NanaimoNewsNOW"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772142494_37_imageRedirect.jpeg\" class=\"object-fit-cover\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>By The Canadian Press<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tFeb 26, 2026 | 12:23 PM\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>VANCOUVER \u2014 A coalition of about 20 organizations working in Vancouver\u2019s Downtown Eastside and Chinatown say they\u2019re worried the city isn\u2019t adequately addressing human rights implications and \u201cFIFA-related harms\u201d of the upcoming soccer World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>The group, which includes the BC Civil Liberties Association and the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, says a draft \u201chuman rights action plan\u201d released last week makes no promises to increase supports for homeless people during the tournament and leaves open the option for street sweeps while international eyes are on the city.<\/p>\n<p>The city\u2019s 57-page draft report says its \u201cdaily public realm management and bylaw compliance work\u201d will continue during the World Cup to ensure parks remain usable during the day and \u201csidewalks remain safe, clean, and accessible.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Chantelle Spicer, co-director of the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, says sweeps by the city in the name of getting tents and other structures off sidewalks increase the risk of overdoses because people are more likely to be alone, while those in need are pushed further from health care and other supports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By The Canadian Press Feb 26, 2026 | 12:23 PM VANCOUVER \u2014 A coalition of about 20 organizations&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":501665,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194298],"tags":[879,49,48,2467,2461,2468,2460,2462,2463,44,2464,2465,2466,82,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-501664","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-vancouver","8":"tag-breaking-news","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-central-vancouver-island","12":"tag-nanaimo","13":"tag-nanaimo-breaking-news","14":"tag-nanaimo-news","15":"tag-nanaimo-news-now","16":"tag-nanaimonewsnow","17":"tag-news","18":"tag-oceanside","19":"tag-parksville","20":"tag-qualicum","21":"tag-sports","22":"tag-vancouver"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501664","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=501664"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/501664\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/501665"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=501664"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=501664"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=501664"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}