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On Sept. 7, a group of 200 human rights groups wrote to Olympic broadcasters, including the CBC and NBC, asking them to cancel their coverage of the upcoming Beijing Winter Games and refrain from " sport washing " China's lengthy list of human rights abuses . In doing so, the human rights groups aim to hit the International Olympic Committee (IOC) where it hurts most — its bank account. The IOC's sale of broadcasting rights accounts for a whopping 73 per cent of its funding . Much of this is distributed to National Olympic Committees, propping up the broader Olympic…
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