Since 2019, PSG has posted on the outfits of its players and the advertising panels of the Parc des Princes the mention “Visit Rwanda”, like other major European football stables such as Bayern or Arsenal. However, Rwanda is at the heart of the conflict which in recent years ravaged the Democratic Republic of the Congo, by its support for the M23 rebel group tried responsible for massacres and population travel with dramatic humanitarian consequences.
A petition entitled “Stop Visit Rwanda” was launched two months ago to urge PSG to ” Immediately put an end to its partnership with Visit Rwanda “, has ”
take position publicly “And to” commit to supporting humanitarian initiatives in favor of victims of conflicts, in particular in the DRC ». Without official reply of the capital's club to date.
While the said partnership runs until the end of 2025, four deputies stamped La France rebellious – Thomas Portes, Clémence Attété, Aurélien Taché, Carlos Martens Bilongo – go up to the niche this Wednesday in a press release placing PSG in the face of its responsibilities. With the argument of “Sportwashing”, this famous diplomatic strategy aimed at orienting opinion favorably thanks to sport.
A gathering in front of the lair of PSG
“” We cannot accept that a French football club makes, on televisions around the world every week, the promotion of a state which today is an accomplice of thousands of deaths and millions of displacedwrite the aforementioned deputies in their gallery. We are asking for the immediate stop of this planned partnership until the end of 2025. »»
In order to give new impetus to this cause, the deputies of rebellious France call for a rally in front of the Parc des Princes this Sunday, April 6, from 2 p.m. That ” to say stop at the shame partnership », Concludes the press release co -signed by Thomas Portes, Clémence Attété, Aurélien Taché and Carlos Martens Bilongo.
