MOSCOW: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) must ensure that the sporting events it is responsible for are free from any forms of corruption and human rights abuses, Amnesty International said in a statement Friday.

“If the IOC cleans up its act, it can make sure that its future events do not become bywords for corruption, exploitation and human rights abuses,” head of the watchdog’s Netherlands branch Eduard Nazarski was quoted as saying in the statement.

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