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Ukrainian athletes' human rights ignored by IOC, says legal expert
AFP, Published on 31/03/2023
» PARIS - Ukrainian athletes' human rights have been ignored by IOC president Thomas Bach and a UN expert in weighing Russia and Belarus's readmission into global sports events, a leading authority on human rights says.
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Mickelson says he does not 'condone human rights violations' on eve of new series
AFP, Published on 08/06/2022
» ST ALBANS (UNITED KINGDOM) - Phil Mickelson said Wednesday he does not condone human rights violations in Saudi Arabia, on the eve of the first tournament of the divisive LIV Golf Invitational Series near London funded by the Gulf kingdom.
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Germany cruise past Iceland after DIY 'Human Rights' protest
AFP, Published on 26/03/2021
» DUISBURG: Germany cruised to a 3-0 win over Iceland on Thursday to get their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign off to a winning start after their players staged a pre-match, DIY demonstration for human rights.
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FIFA told to take World Cup off human rights abusers
AFP, Published on 15/04/2016
» ZURICH - FIFA should threaten to strip the World Cup off host nations if it believes there are systematic human rights abuses, a review of football's governing body record on civil liberties concluded Thursday.
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Sport cannot 'hide' from human rights, Qatar conference hears
AFP, Published on 20/04/2016
» DOHA - No country or body hosting global sports events can "hide" from the challenge of human rights, a conference in Qatar was told Tuesday by the expert drafted in by FIFA to advise on workers' conditions.
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Human rights given low profile in 2022 Games debate
AFP, Published on 31/07/2015
» KUALA LUMPUR - The International Olympic Committee has strengthened human rights demands for cities vying for the Olympics, but has little choice when deciding between China and Kazakhstan for the 2022 Winter Games on Friday.
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F1 says 'committed to respecting human rights' before Bahrain GP
AFP, Published on 18/04/2015
» DUBAI - Formula One has committed itself to respecting human rights ahead of Sunday's controversial Grand Prix in Bahrain, which Amnesty International has accused of rampant rights abuses.
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Human rights record not overshadowing European Games says Clegg
AFP, Published on 24/04/2015
» PARIS - Azerbaijan's record on human rights is not overshadowing the build-up to the inaugural European Games being hosted by Baku in June, claimed its chief operating officer Simon Clegg.
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Almaty Olympics win would enable improvement in human rights
AFP, Published on 19/02/2015
» PARIS - Should Kazakhstan's business capital Almaty win the right to host the 2022 Winter Olympics it would help improve the oil-dependent Central Asian state's human rights record, the bid deputy chairman Andrey Kryukov told AFP on Wednesday.
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FIFA says human rights must be respected after Qatar report
AFP, Published on 18/11/2013
» FIFA insisted Monday that human rights were the bedrock of football and must be respected by all tournament organisers, as Amnesty International slammed the situation in 2022 World Cup host Qatar.
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