Winter Olympics: A year before the Beijing Games, more than 180 campaign groups are calling for a diplomatic boycott

A letter signed by more than 180 campaign groups calling for a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing warns the Games could “embolden” human rights abuses in China. The letter was put forward by “a coalition of Tibetan, Uyghur, Southern Mongolian, Hong Kong, Taiwanese, Chinese Democracy, and human rights campaign groups” as Thursday marks a year until the 2022 Winter Olympics. The Games have been heavily criticized amid allegations of China’s human rights abuses, notably towards the minority Uyghur population. Last month, then US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared that China is committing genocide in the…