LONDON: Human rights campaigners on Thursday slammed David Beckham for fronting a glossy publicity campaign praising World Cup host Qatar as “perfection”, despite concerns over its rights record.
The former Manchester United, Real Madrid and England star has appeared in a series of videos posted on Qatar Tourism’s website where he samples local art and food and visits a desert camp, exclaiming: “This is perfection for me!”
Amnesty International UK’s head of priority campaigns, Felix Jakens, said the ads were “just the latest slick and positive video about Qatar that David Beckham has put his face to”.
The London-based…
