Amnesty International has asked football superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo to highlight human rights issues in Saudi Arabia while playing at Al Nassr.
The statement from Amnesty International came while responding to comments made by Ronaldo during his unveiling for the Riyadh-based team recently where he said: “I want to give a different vision of this club and country. This is why I took this opportunity.”
Amnesty International’s press release quotes Dana Ahmed, its Middle East researcher, saying: “Al-Nassr’s signing of Cristiano Ronaldo fits into a wider pattern of sportswashing in Saudi Arabia.
“It is highly likely that the Saudi authorities will promote Ronaldo’s presence in the country as a means of distracting from the country’s appalling human rights record.
“Cristiano Ronaldo should not allow his fame and celebrity status to become a tool of Saudi’s sportswashing. He should use his time at Al-Nassr to speak out about the myriad human rights issues in the country.”
The statement avows that the Saudi state kills people without fair trial and prohibits freedom of expression or association.
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