David Beckham signs a € 177 million deal and becomes an ambassador for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Not only that, the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star has committed for the next ten years to promote tourism and culture in the Gulf Country, not exactly a shining example of respect for human rights, especially towards women and homosexuals.
Associations promoting human rights do not forgive the former footballer, with Amnesty International in the UK pressuring him "to inquire about the deeply worrying human rights situation in Qatar, and to be ready to talk about it".
"The human rights situation in Qatar is worrying, from the long-standing mistreatment of migrant workers, to the limits on free speech and the criminalization of same-sex relationships," said Sacha Deshmukh, CEO of Amnesty International UK. "Qatar's mistreatment of migrant workers, the people whose hard work is making the World Cup possible, is of particular concern. Despite some reforms, workers continue to be unpaid and authorities have failed to investigate the thousands. of deaths in the last ten years "due to unsafe working conditions. "More needs to be done for this World Cup to leave a positive legacy and transform the human rights situation in Qatar," adds Deshmuk.
According to sources close to Beckham, as reported by the Times, "some of Qatar's laws and beliefs differ from his, but Qataris have always said that everyone will be welcome to the World Cup and he has seen evidence of a real and sincere commitment to the world. homosexual community ".
(Unioneonline / D)
