The family of jailed World Cup whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais has accused Fifa and president Gianni Infantino of “callous indifference” and being “complicit” in a “human rights travesty”, which is “tearing apart” his young family...

Ibhais’s case was referred on Wednesday to a team of UN human rights experts, which the family hope will result in an official statement that his case constitutes an arbitrary detention...

Ibhais will now serve his full sentence unless he receives a pardon...

Human rights groups have repeatedly called on Fifa to use their immense leverage to specifically call for a fair trial for Ibhais...

The Independent has contacted Fifa for comment.