Liz Jackson
Four Corners
Olympics organisers have hit the home straight in full stride. Games venues are getting their final touches. Beijing’s stunning “bird’s nest” stadium has been unveiled to international acclaim. Hundreds of thousands of volunteers wait impatiently as the torch teasingly approaches.
With about 80 days to go, China is seizing its chance to showcase the Olympics - and its own economic marvel - to the world. Nothing can quell the excitement or spoil the nation’s finest hour… not even the horrific earthquake in China’s southwest – and certainly not a small group of activists for human rights. After all, the Games slogan “One World, One Dream” implies little room for dissent.
But when China pitched for the Olympics, it promised to promote human rights. So far, as Four Corners discovers on a journey to China, that promise remains unfulfilled. Read more
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