A guide for journalists published by Human Rights Watch highlights key human rights concerns surrounding the inaugural European Games, to be held June 12-28 in Baku. The “Reporters’ Guide to Covering the 2015 European Games in Baku” outlines the Azerbaijani government’s dramatically deteriorating human rights record and explains how it contradicts the Olympic Charter. The reporters’ guide also provides background on the inaugural European Games, the European Olympic Committees, and the human rights commitments that are fundamental to the Olympic Movement.
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Reporters' Guide for Covering the 2015 European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan
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