Did the Games improve human rights in China?

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7588652.stm

When China was awarded the Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee promised the granting of the Games would be "a force for good".

So what impact did the Games really have where China's human rights are concerned?

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