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Independent reference desk on sport and human rights

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The Wire, page 2

Earlier material from all six sections, grouped by section.

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This page lists the desk's reference articles by section, in the order each section uses. It is the second page of The Wire: page one carries the automatic placement feed, and this page carries the material the desk writes and reviews itself. Every article below cites its sources and shows the date of the last review.

Forced Evictions and the Olympic Games: What the COHRE 2007 Report Found: Forced evictions and the Olympic Games: what the 2007 COHRE report Fair Play for Housing Rights recorded in Seoul, Atlanta, Athens, Beijing and London.

Host City Contract Human Rights Clause: What the IOC Contract Requires: The host city contract human rights clause explained: what section 13.2(b) of the IOC Host City Contract requires, who asked for it and what it leaves open.

Kafala System Explained: How Sponsorship Rules Shaped Migrant Work in Qatar: Kafala system explained: how Gulf employer sponsorship controls migrant workers and what Qatar's 2019 to 2021 labour reforms changed, per ILO, HRW and Amnesty.

Sportswashing Meaning and Examples: What the Term Describes: Sportswashing meaning and examples: how dictionaries and rights groups define the term, where it is applied and why the label is contested, with named sources.