Major opposition parties in the German government—the Bundestag are urging the parliament to boycott the Beijing Olympic Winter Games in 2022, due to the Chinese regime’s human rights abuses; meanwhile, a former EU parliament vice-president is calling on politicians around the world to boycott the Olympics.
On April 18, in regard to the persecution of the Uyghurs and other human rights violations, Gyde Jensen (FDP), the chairman of the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid of the Bundestag, told the German newspaper “Die Welt” that “Anyone who remains silent about the most serious human rights violations, such as those in Xinjiang, is also making a political statement.”
