Amnesty lambasts 'irony' of Ladies European Tour events in Saudi Arabia
by Ewan Murray from on (#58MWG)
- Ladies European Tour calls events a landmark moment'
- Amnesty urges golfers to show solidarity with jailed activists
Amnesty International has voiced deep concern after the Ladies European Tour announced it will stage two events in Saudi Arabia in November. The LET insisted that it was a landmark moment for women's sport in the kingdom" when confirming the tournaments on Monday.
The Saudi Ladies International and Saudi Ladies Team International will deliver a combined $1.5m in prize money and mark the first professional tournaments for women in the country. They are, however, highly controversial given Saudi's high-profile human rights violations.
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