Comments on: Greens call for Winter Olympics to be moved from Russia /news/greens-call-for-winter-olympics-to-be-moved-from-russia/108205 Setting Australia’s LGBTI agenda since 1979 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 04:56:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Derek /news/greens-call-for-winter-olympics-to-be-moved-from-russia/108205#comment-112616 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:11:30 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=108205#comment-112616 Following the “Sid-e-ney” 2000 Summer games, the head of the US TV Network NBC made it very clear when he said “That’s the last time we have a games in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s bad for a prime time US audience”. Whatever!! (I took some liberties with that quote – it was 13 years ago)

However it points out very clearly that the money to be made from the Olympics by TV Networks and the IOC means human rights are probably just an inconvenience.

For the Athletes cancelling the games is a BAD idea, moving them from Russia is a GOOD idea. But when the almighty $$$ is taken into consideration, it may just cost the IOC too much – let alone the logistics etc.

]]> By: Brian B /news/greens-call-for-winter-olympics-to-be-moved-from-russia/108205#comment-112613 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 03:30:49 +0000 https://starobserver.com.au/?p=108205#comment-112613 Clearly IOC self regulation on Human rights doesn’t seem to be working very well, if at all. Perhaps its time for legislation in defence of Human rights tied to sporting events. Maybe it could be called the ‘Human Rights (Sporting Events) Act. If self regulation doesn’t work then this will become absolutely necessary into the future. “Nothing’ is not an option – Do something”.

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