Human rights groups weigh boycott of 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing


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International calls to boycott the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing are growing, as people around the world question whether China should still host the Games amid widespread human rights abuses across the country. Among those considering a boycott is British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab, who said in October: "The concern over what's happening with the Uighurs is not something we can turn away from. Let's consider, in the rounds, what further action we can take." U.S. Senator Rick Scott, a Florida Republican, has also spoken out against China's hosting gig . In October 2019, he told CNBC that "the 2022...