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8 Mar 2017

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Intl. Olympic Committee

Intl. Olympic Committee adopts new section on human rights citing UN Guiding Principles for host city contracts

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"IOC strengthens its stance in favour of human rights and against corruption in new Host City Contract", 28 Feb 2017

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is moving forward with the implementation of Olympic Agenda 2020 after consulting with the Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA) and is making specific changes to the Host City Contract 2024 with regard to human rights, anti-corruption and sustainable development standards...Reiterating its commitment to integrate the results of its collaboration with the SRA, the IOC adopted new procedures and made changes to the Host City Contract 2024, which now includes a section designed to strengthen provisions protecting human rights and countering fraud and corruption related to the organisation of the Olympic Games...