Beijing, the capital of China is hosting the summer Olympics in August this year. China was selected as the host nation of the summer Olympics in 2001. In course of the selection process, China had expressed the commitment before the international community to improve its human rights situation if it was selected to host the Olympics in 2008. Bus as China did not fulfill its commitments; Amnesty International has been carrying out the “Beijing Olympics Campaign” at the international level, appealing China to stick to its commitments. In course of the campaign Amnesty International has aimed to exert pressure on China by calling it to put an end to the death penalty and punitive detention without trial, protect the human rights defenders, and stop unwarranted censorship of the internet. [Read more]