IOC accused of ignoring human rights abuses as China prepares to host 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing


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8d IOC accused of ignoring human rights abuses as China prepares to host 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing print A coalition representing ethnic minorities in China is again accusing the International Olympic Committee of ignoring widespread human rights abuses as the country prepares to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. Rights groups speaking for Tibetans, Uighurs and others representing Hong Kong have sent an open letter to IOC President Thomas Bach and IOC member Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., who oversees preparations for the Beijing Games. Obtained by The Associated Press, the letter says the IOC has "turned a blind...