China: Olympic Committee Fails to Honor Rights Pledge

Click to expand Image International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach (left) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping before proceeding to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, January 31, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/Andy Wong, Pool (New York) – The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) failure to carry out its due diligence commitments for the 2022 Beijing Games is a missed opportunity to promote human rights in China, Human Rights Watch said today. Thus far, the IOC has given no indication that it has conducted or plans to publish a human rights risk…

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