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If Thomas Bach or Adam Silver need some pointers on standing up for human rights instead of the bottom line, they should give a call to Steve Simon over at the women's tennis tour. Finally, someone picked right over the almighty yuan.
The International Olympic Committee said in a statement released Thursday morning that it held another call Wednesday with Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai amid continued concerns about her well-being in the wake of allegations she made last month that a former Chinese official sexually assaulted her.
For the IOC to participate in the Chinese government’s long-running scheme is simply outrageous. It had prompted tennis legend Martina Navratilova to quip, “The IOC sucks, and you can quote me on that.” Now it has doubled down. If the IOC wants any human rights credibility, it should stop collaborating with the authorities responsible for denying Peng her rights and act publicly on her behalf.
The biggest deficit in our history, and we still forgot to set aside enough clean water money for First Nations
China attempted to rebut scrutiny over alleged human rights violations as the Beijing Olympics approach, urging American corporations not to boycott the games.