Amnesty International Warns Aston Villa Over Rwanda Sponsorship
Amnesty International has issued a 'sportswashing' warning to Aston Villa Football Club regarding its new sponsorship deal with 'Visit Rwanda.' The human rights organization suggests the deal could be an attempt by Rwanda to improve its international image through sports.
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Villa warned over sportswashing after Visit Rwanda deal
Aston Villa are warned their new £20m-a-year sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda will be used by the nation to sportswash its human rights record.
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Aston Villa announced a new sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda on Tuesday
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Read full article →Amnesty warns of Rwanda ‘sportswashing’ in Villa sponsorship
Amnesty International has warned Aston Villa its partnership with Visit Rwanda will be used by the African nation to sportswash its “terrible” human rights record. The midlands club confirmed the agreement on Tuesday afternoon, describing it as the “most important sponsorship deal in the history of the football club”, with the Visit Rwanda logo to feature on the front of the men’s, women’s and academy teams’ shirts.
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