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December 2, 2021 Dispatches

IOC Doubles Down on Losing China Strategy

International Olympic Committee Should Help Secure Peng Shuai’s Safety

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December 1, 2021 News Release

Olympics: Protect Peng Shuai

Sport & Rights Alliance Calls on the IOC To Put People Before Partnerships

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November 22, 2021 News Release

Olympics: Don’t Promote Chinese State Propaganda

Olympic Committee’s Call with Chinese Tennis Star Disregards Safety Concerns

Peng Shuai waves at the Australian Open tennis championships in Melbourne, Australia on January 15, 2019. 
November 18, 2021 Dispatches

Chinese Tennis Star’s Disappearance Is Warning for Olympics

Peng Shuai Hasn’t Been Seen in Public Since November 2

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November 12, 2021 Statement

China: Olympics Sponsors in Spotlight as Games Loom

Address Rights Risks, Press IOC to Adopt Rights Policy

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August 5, 2021 Interview

Higher, Faster — Harsher: The Olympics Head to Beijing

The Chinese Government’s Human Rights Record is Abysmal

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July 31, 2015 News Release

China: Ensure 2022 Olympics Won’t Fuel Abuse

IOC’s Selection Raises Massive Concerns, Challenges

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July 21, 2015 News Release

China/Kazakhstan: 2022 Games Major Test of Olympic Reforms

Olympic Committee Should Enforce Its New Rules

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May 6, 2015 Statement

Testimony at European Parliament hearing on sports and human rights

Testimony by Minky Worden at the EP hearing in Brussels on May 6, 2015

March 22, 2015 News Release

China: Test of Olympics’ Willingness to Uphold Standards

Expression, Press Restricted; Discrimination Rampant

February 25, 2015 News Release

Olympics: New Alliance Calls for Rights-Respecting Bids

Future IOC Standards Should Be Binding, Not ‘Based on Goodwill’

February 13, 2015 Dispatches

Dispatches: Olympics Visit Puts Kazakhstan Rights Abuses in Spotlight

January 19, 2015 Commentary

Human Rights and the 2022 Olympics

October 22, 2014 News Release

Olympics: Host City Contracts Will Include Rights Protections

New IOC Contract Requirement Raises Bar for all Sports Groups

Protecting Rights, Saving Lives

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