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Russia's Olympic shame : corruption, human rights and security at "Sochi 2014" / Andrew Foxall

Foxall, Andrew

Edited by The Henry Jackson Society - 2014

The reports of corruption and allegations of human rights abuses that have accompanied Russia’s preparations for the Games reflect wider issues in contemporary Russia. For at least a decade, a system has been developing in Russia in which: political power is centralised; the judiciary lacks independence; civil liberties and freedoms are heavily restricted; state corruption is entrenched; and, human rights are repressed. Russia’s hosting of the Olympic Games should not disguise this, but bring it into sharper focus.

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