'Genocide Games': 200 Human Rights Groups Urge Boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics


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'Genocide Games': 200 Human Rights Groups Urge Boycott of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics More than 200 human rights groups have called on companies including NBC and the BBC to cancel deals to broadcast next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing, in response to mounting evidence of China 's abuses against Uyghurs and other minority ethnic groups in Xinjiang . In an open letter sent to broadcasting executives on Tuesday, campaigners warned companies were "at serious risk of being complicit in China's plan to 'sport wash' the severe and worsening human rights abuses and embolden the actions of the Chinese authorities." By...