Countries face pressure to boycott upcoming Beijing Olympics over China's human rights abuses

With the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, China quickly approaching, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and countries around the world are facing pressure from advocacy groups who say the games should be moved or boycotted over the country's notorious human rights abuses. In recent years, human rights groups and media outlets have shed light on China's heinous treatment of Uyghurs — a Muslim minority population that primarily live in northwest China. Reports indicate that Uyghurs have been forced into detention camps . At the camps, which the Chinese government primarily refers to as "re-education centers," the Uyghurs are sometimes forced…