Ban Ki-Moon
FILE - In this Aug. 5, 2016, file photo, then U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, talks with International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach in Maracana Stadium before the opening ceremony for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Ban is being asked to rule on an ethics complaint filed against the International Olympic Committee by a human-rights group representing Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in China. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, Pool)
Ban Ki-moon asked to act on complaint against Beijing Games

By Stephen Wade Mar. 04, 2021 09:43 PM EST

The Olympic rings are visible atop the Olympic Tower in Beijing, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. A small core of international lawyers and activists are prodding leading Olympic sponsors to acknowledge China's widely reported human-rights abuses against Muslim Uyghurs, Tibetans and other minorities. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Rights groups target sponsors like Airbnb for Beijing Games

By Stephen Wade Feb. 25, 2021 10:48 PM EST