Over 160 human rights groups call on International Olympic Committee chief to revoke 2022 Beijing Winter Games


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The Olympic Rings pictured in front of the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee in Lausanne on March 22, 2020. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Over 160 human rights advocacy groups have delivered a joint letter to the chief of the International Olympic Committee calling for it to reconsider its choice to award China the 2022 Winter Games in light of Beijing’s human rights record. It is the largest such coordinated effort so far following several months of similar calls from individual rights groups, and comes as Beijing is facing increased international backlash over policies including its treatment...