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[ February 17, 2020 ] 2020 is a Sinister Year for Homeless People in Tokyo: Why the Olympics are to Blame Article
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2020 is a Sinister Year for Homeless People in Tokyo: Why the Olympics are to Blame

February 17, 2020

Six months before the start of the Tokyo Olympics, Hangorin no Kai’s Tetsuo Ogawa reflected on the event’s impact on the city’s unhoused residents. The article was originally published on Knock-LA and RioOnWatch on January […]

Mega-events and Human Rights Violations in Rio de Janeiro: The Dossier Series

January 15, 2019

From 2011 through 2015, the Popular Committee of the World Cup and Olympics produced a series of meticulously researched dossiers of human rights violations tied to Brazil’s mega-events. The national articulation of Popular Committees of […]