The International Olympic Committee have ruled that they don’t think Russia is violating the Olympic Charter – even though Russians are facing anti-gay arrests, violent attacks, and exclusion on a daily basis.
Olympic host nations sign up to seven principles when awarded the games. Principle 6 says discrimination of any kind is not allowed, but, it appears the International Olympic Committee is now acting like lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) people just don’t count.
Allout.org the international campaigning website says: “Equality doesn’t work like that” , and are urging the new President of the Olympic Committee Thomas Bach to make their position clear and email Thomas Bach and ask him if LGBT people are protected by Principle 6.
Allout.org the Can you take two minutes to send a quick email to the new Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach and ask him if lesbian, gay, bi and trans people are protected by Principle 6?
Principle 6 reads:
“Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement.”
If the Olympic Committee gives Russia a pass on discrimination against millions of its own people, it will shield President Putin from the mounting global pressure to repeal the damaging law. It also makes it easy for him to ignore the brutal wave of anti-gay violence in Russia.
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