On the night of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, there were more than fifty Olympians, twelve who were competing in the 2014 games, confronted the Russian authorities to reconsider the new laws that banned gay symbols to protect at minor. Some of the Olympians criticized the IOC and multinational sponsors for not doing more to pressure Valdimir Putin 's administration in to backing off. Throughout the Sochi Olympics, the new laws and wider concerns about Russia 's human rights record were an issue. There were “protest areas” provided by Russian authorities. These areas were away from the Olympic stadium, allowing people to openly display gay symbols. In March, more than 800,000 people signed a petition to convince the IOC to add a non-discrimination clause to the host city contract. Andre Banks, the co-founder of All Out, comments that the clause is a significant step in protecting both the citizens and athletes around the world, sending a message to future host cities that human rights violations will not be
On the night of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, there were more than fifty Olympians, twelve who were competing in the 2014 games, confronted the Russian authorities to reconsider the new laws that banned gay symbols to protect at minor. Some of the Olympians criticized the IOC and multinational sponsors for not doing more to pressure Valdimir Putin 's administration in to backing off. Throughout the Sochi Olympics, the new laws and wider concerns about Russia 's human rights record were an issue. There were “protest areas” provided by Russian authorities. These areas were away from the Olympic stadium, allowing people to openly display gay symbols. In March, more than 800,000 people signed a petition to convince the IOC to add a non-discrimination clause to the host city contract. Andre Banks, the co-founder of All Out, comments that the clause is a significant step in protecting both the citizens and athletes around the world, sending a message to future host cities that human rights violations will not be