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Promoter GP of Saudi Arabia talks to drivers about human rights

Every time a sporting event is staged in the Middle East it raises controversy, and it's no different in the case of the upcoming Saudi Grand Prix. Organizations such as Amnesty International believe that the country is using sporting events to "sweep the poor human rights situation in the country under the carpet." Human rights Saudi Arabia signed a ten year contract with Formula 1. While the first race(s) will take place in Jeddah, the plan is for races to be held in the new entertainment city of Qiddiya later in the ten-year period. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has previously highlighted the "huge problem" with human rights in some of the countries where...
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