Lille mayor Martine Aubry against world cup in Qatar: they violate rights, we will not pass them on

“Unanimously, the Lille City Council disapproves of the holding of the

games that are nonsense in terms of

, the environment and sport.

We will not broadcast any matches on a giant screen ”. 

This is the strong stance against the holding of the World Cup in the country of the Arabian Peninsula by

, mayor of the transalpine city, former minister and daughter of the former president of the French republic Jaques Delors, expressed in a tweet on her social profile.

The condemnation joins the numerous voices criticizing the headquarters of the world championship competition, which has long been under observation by non-governmental organizations for the lack of respect for human rights and where Sharia is the main legislative source.