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France’s civil rights office is looking into possible acts of discrimination during preparations for the Olympic Games in Paris this July and August. The government body said in a statement that an investigation could follow into the eviction from public spaces of people classified as “undesirable,” the relocation of homeless people and the use of student residences for Olympic purposes without proper consultation. Aid organizations and campaigners have repeatedly expressed concern about the risk of a “social cleansing” of French streets for the two-week sporting extravaganza. “The immense res…

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