Owen Gibson 's article, “Olympic Anti-Discrimination Clause Introduced After Sochi Gay Rights Row,” discusses the International Olympic Committee 's (IOC) new anti-discrimination clause in its host city contract. The IOC introduced this new clause due to the controversy around Russia 's anti-gay laws before the Sochi 2014 Winter Games. They informed the prospective bidders for hosting the 2022 Winter Olympics of the changes to the contract, which acts as a binding agreement between the IOC and the country chosen. The new clause would be based on principle six of the Olympic charter. The clause is “[a]ny 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
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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