Human rights advocates have condemned the decision to allow Saudi Arabia’s tourism authority to sponsor the 2023 Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, calling it a “textbook case of sportswashing”.
Visit Saudi is set to join international brands such as Adidas, Coca-Cola and Visa in attaching their names to the 32-team tournament that is due to kick off on 20 July at Auckland’s Eden Park.
Director of the Australian Human Rights Institute, Professor Justine Nolan, was interviewed by The Guardian Australia about the sponsorship arrangement.
Read the full interview here.