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2021年2月25日

著者:
Ali Harb, Middle East Eye

Saudi F1 race: Activists urge Lewis Hamilton to speak out on human rights

Dozens of human rights organisations have called on Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton to boycott a Grand Prix set to be held in Saudi Arabia later this year and speak out against the kingdom's human rights abuses. In a letter sent on Monday, a copy of which was shared with MEE, 45 groups urged the British driver to "reconsider" his participation in the race in Saudi Arabia, citing the kingdom's ongoing war in Yemen, detention of women's rights activists and the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi...Hamilton, who holds the joint record for World Drivers' Championship titles, has been politically outspoken in the past. Last year, he wore a helmet featuring a raised fist and a tribute to the Black Lives Matter movement after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The world champion is the only black driver in the sport's history...Later in 2020, after receiving letters from victims of oppression in Bahrain, including from the son of a man on death row, Hamilton denounced human rights abuses in the kingdom ahead of a Grand Prix there.He said as a sport that tours the world, Formula One needed to "do more" to advance human rights globally... The 2021 Saudi Grand Prix, which will take place in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, was announced late in 2020, but the exact date of the race has not been scheduled. "With 70 percent of the population under the age of 30, Saudi people want to be like the rest [of] the world - they want to go to the biggest live events, they want to have fun and they are embracing and welcoming new opportunities," said a Formula One statement announcing the Grand Prix last November."Formula One has worked hard [to] be a positive force everywhere it races, including economic, social and cultural benefits."