Amnesty International appreciated this Wednesday in a statement the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo for the Saudi club al nassr and pointed out that the Portuguese football player “must pay attention to the issues of Human rights” and not allowing Saudi Arabia to use its “popularity and status to clean up its image.”
the researcher of AI in Middle East, Dana Ahmedpointed out in the statement that “the acquisition of Cristiano Ronaldo through al nassr fits a larger sports wash in pattern Saudi Arabia” and said that “Saudi authorities are likely promoting Ronaldo’s presence in the country as a way to distract attention from its appalling human rights record.”
Consequently, Ahmed insisted that”ronaldo should use its large public platform to draw attention to human rights issues in the country,” rather than “offer uncritical praise for Saudi Arabia.”
From NGOsstressed that “Saudi Arabia regularly executes people for crimes including murder, rape and drug trafficking” and noted that “in one day last year, 81 people were executed, many of them tried for non fair trial.” .
In addition, AI criticized that “authorities continue to suppress freedom of expression and association, imposing prison sentences on human rights defenders, women’s rights activists and other political activists.”
al nassr yesterday Tuesday officially presented the Portuguese star as a new signing, an event which Cristiano Ronaldo Stating that his contract with the Saudi club is “unique” as he is a “unique player”, he said when asked what he thought of the criticism he received for joining the Riyadh-based team.
“I feel very good and proud of this decision in my life (…) I’m not worried about what people say. I feel very happy to be here,” he said Cristiano Ronaldo during your presentation.
In this law, the president of the club al nassr, Musalli al-Muammarannounced that “the agreement with ronaldo It is not limited to football as it will support the Al Nassr Club Academy we are planning to create as well as showcase the history of the club and support its popularity among football fans.”
Source: La Verdad
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