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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11310
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) human rights

Parliament says sport and ethics must go together

Brussels, 07/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - MEPs in the European Parliament's culture and education committee and in the sub-committee on human rights have said that human rights must be an essential condition when selecting countries to host sports events.

On 6 May, a hearing was organised in the Parliament to discuss the ethics issues raised by awarding the organisation of the Olympic Games and World Cup to countries that do not respect human rights - to the detriment of other countries that...

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