David Owen on Moscow Olympics boycott

Title

David Owen on Moscow Olympics boycott

Genre

Interview

TX Date

24 Aug 1978

Year of production

1978

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Duration

00:02:14

Description

Peter Spencer interviews Foreign Secretary Dr David Owen on the possible boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympics due to human rights abuses in the Soviet Union. The interview coincides with the publication of Owen’s new book, Human Rights

Contributors

Peter Spencer; David Owen

Keywords

Books; Foreign affairs; Human rights; Human rights violations; Sport; Sports competitions; USSR; International relations; Olympic games; Moscow; Human Rights (book)

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