Organization Amnesty International called on the Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal use your new role as Ambassador of the Saudi Tennis Federation as a platform for Let’s talk about the human rights situation in the Asian country.
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An unforgettable evening for our boys and girls. Thank you, new ambassador @Rafael Nadal pic.twitter.com/AdkFm02xwk
— الاتحاد السعودي للتنس (@sauditenfed) January 15, 2024
Nadal, 37 years old, took this position as part of a “long-term commitment The Saudi Tennis Federation will help develop the sport and inspire a new generation of athletesin the Gulf Kingdom.
Winner of 22 tournament titles grand slamfor his part, he stated that he wanted contribute to the further development of sports around the worldAnd “The country has real potential”in the capital of which, Riyadh will also open an academy.
It is important to see growth and progress, and STF is working on this.
During a recent visit I saw interest in both aspects and want to be involved in the development of tennis around the world.
The children are looking to the future, and I saw that they are full of enthusiasm… pic.twitter.com/vF3VaJXazH— Rafa Nadal (@RafaelNadal) January 15, 2024
Amnesty International, human rights organization wants jThe Balearic player is now using his new position ask questions andinfluence the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia.
The fact is that @Rafael Nadal became the ambassador of tennis in Saudi Arabia – this is yet another operation to launder the sport. We explain why in four tweets: pic.twitter.com/kf7ROIyK4c
— Amnesty International Spain (@amnestiaespana) January 16, 2024
“Rafa Nadal’s new role is nothing less than “The latest chapter in the relentless operation to launder Saudi Arabia’s sporting image.”said Amnesty International’s director of economic affairs in the UK, Peter Frankenthal.
The manager recalled that “from tennis to football, golf and boxing Saudi Arabia has spent billions in his efforts to rebrand the country as a sporting superpower and to divert attention from the dire human rights situation.”
Like other sports stars with high-paying jobs in Saudi Arabia, we encourage Nadal to speak out about the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia, offering an important message of solidarity with the country’s jailed human rights defenders.
(according to information from Europe Press)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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