Human Rights Watch: Saudi Government Uses European Football to Sportswash Its Reputation
January 17, 2024
January 17, 2024
NEW YORK, Jan. 17 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following commentary:
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Saudi Government Uses European Football to Sportswash its Reputation
By Claudio Francavilla, Associate Director, EU Advocacy
Forget Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist brutally murdered in a Saudi consulate, and all his colleagues jailed, censored or harassed in Saudi Arabia; don't think about women's and LGBT rights in the kingdom; and ignore the mass killings of migran . . .
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Saudi Government Uses European Football to Sportswash its Reputation
By Claudio Francavilla, Associate Director, EU Advocacy
Forget Jamal Khashoggi, the journalist brutally murdered in a Saudi consulate, and all his colleagues jailed, censored or harassed in Saudi Arabia; don't think about women's and LGBT rights in the kingdom; and ignore the mass killings of migran . . .