Categories: Football

The Premier to meet Amnesty International for Newcastle

The Premier League has agreed to meet with International Amnesty, who asked to be able to discuss with the organization the policies of owners and presidents after the purchase of the Newcastle United by a Saudi fund.

Amnesty International wants to meet with the Premier to put on the table the human rights violations that occur in Saudi Arabia and to make changes in the competition laws that prevent these types of regimes from taking control of the clubs.

The current rules of the Premier League, when it comes to owners and presidents, they make no mention of human rights, something that Amnesty International wants to change.

“We are delighted that the Premier League is ready to speak about our proposals and to be a starting point in a process to make the laws of our sport stronger, “said Amnesty International UK CEO Sacha Deshmukh.

“The current regulations regarding who controls English football is incorrect and does not prohibit those owners who may have been complicit in acts of torture, slavery, human trafficking and even war crimes,” he added Deshmukh.

Amnesty International has stated, since the purchase of the Newcastle, which has been an attempt at “image washing through sport” and that they are trying to take advantage of the fame and glamor of the Premier League.

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