Rio Olympics linked to widespread human rights violations, report reveals

Residents, including thousands of children, are victims of violence and evictions stemming from building projects for 2016 Games, Exclusion Games report saysThe 2016 Olympics have prompted widespread violations of children’s rights and other civil liberties, according to a new dossier of alleged abuses compiled by academics and nongovernmental organisations.
Evictions, police violence and poor labour conditions top a long list of problems linked to next year’s Games in Rio de Janeiro