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China: Censorship Mars Beijing Olympics

China: Censorship Mars Beijing Olympics

2 class=”wp-block-heading”>IOC, Sponsors’ Inaction Enables Restrictions on Athletes, Journalists (New York) – Chinese government censorship seriously marred the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, which close on February 20, 2022, Human Rights Watch said today. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and corporate sponsors have not spoken out about the government’s human rights record or used their leverage to press for […]

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Beijing: Letter to IOC President Requests Urgent Human Rights Reform

Beijing: Letter to IOC President Requests Urgent Human Rights Reform

>(Nyon, Switzerland, February 18, 2022) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) must act now to ensure the human rights catastrophe of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics never happens again, the Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) said today. In a letter to IOC President Thomas Bach, the SRA stated that “the IOC cannot simply return to […]

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China: IOC Can’t Ensure Olympic Apparel Is Abuse-Free

China: IOC Can’t Ensure Olympic Apparel Is Abuse-Free

2 class=”wp-block-heading”>Supplier Audits Lacked Transparency, Don’t Answer Key Questions (New York) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) did not conduct adequate human rights due diligence to address the risk that Olympic uniforms and other products for the Beijing Winter Games aren’t linked to grave rights violations in China’s Uyghur region, the Coalition to End Forced Labour […]

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China: World must use Winter Olympics to demand human rights improvements

China: World must use Winter Olympics to demand human rights improvements

l class=”wp-block-list”> Games take place amid worsening human rights situation International community must not be complicit in sportswashing exercise IOC should better protect athletes’ rights following Peng Shuai case The world must use the Beijing Winter Olympics and Paralympics as an opportunity to push for human rights improvements in China, Amnesty International said ahead of […]

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Journalists at the Beijing Winter Olympics may test China’s tolerance for critical coverage

Journalists at the Beijing Winter Olympics may test China’s tolerance for critical coverage

>Can China and the International Olympic Committee maintain a “bubble” of total press freedom inside China’s vast sea of repression? That’s the question facing thousands of journalists as they arrive in the coming weeks to cover the Beijing Winter Olympics, which kick off on February 4. (CPJ’s safety advisory for those attending addresses coronavirus restrictions and […]

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World Players Association Statement on Peng Shuai

>The global player association movement is deeply concerned for the health and safety of Peng Shuai. Players who speak out are frequently targeted and left exposed to harm and abuse without protection or support, and that must end. The global sport community including the International Olympic Committee has a responsibility to exercise its significant leverage […]

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Olympics: Don’t Promote Chinese State Propaganda

2 class=”wp-block-heading”>Olympic Committee’s Call with Chinese Tennis Star Disregards Safety Concerns (New York) – The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) collaboration with Chinese authorities on tennis star Peng Shuai’s reappearance undermines its expressed commitment to human rights, including the rights and safety of athletes, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 21, 2021, the IOC said in a statement that […]

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FREE THE FIVE!

FREE THE FIVE!

2 class=”wp-block-heading”>2022 BEIJING WINTER OLYMPICS AND PARALYMPICS CAMPAIGN In February and March 2022, the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will take place in and around Beijing, China. It will be the second time in history that the Olympics occur in China. The first time was in 2008, when China hosted the Olympic and Paralympic Summer […]

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