Human rights groups write IOC to move 2022 Winter Olympics from China


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Chris Bumbaca USA TODAY A coalition of human rights groups have sent a joint letter to the International Olympic Committee, calling on the body to move the 2022 Winter Olympics from Beijing due to China's record on human rights. Reuters reports more than 160 advocacy groups — based in North America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia — signed the missive. The letter referred to "an Orwellian surveillance network" and said "the IOC must recognise (sic) that the Olympic spirit and the reputation of the Olympic Games will suffer further damage if the worsening human rights crisis, across all areas under...