China's human rights abuses are getting worse, says study
HUMAN rights abuses in China are getting worse in the run-up to this summer's Olympic Games, Amnesty International said today.
It also called on the International Olympic Committee to condemn China's crackdown on dissidents in Tibet.
A new report by Amnesty International called China: the Olympics Crackdown, said the international community risked giving "tacit endorsement" to human rights abuses if world leaders failed to speak out strongly against Beijing's tough response to the crisis in Tibet.
Tim Hancock, the campaigns director for Amnesty International UK, said:
"The muzzle on protesters and activists, in Tibet and in Beijing, is getting tighter and tighter as the Olympics get closer."
French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who takes over the EU presidency this summer, has said he may refuse to go to Beijing as a protest over human rights.
But Gordon Brown yesterday reiterated his refusal to boycott the Games.
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