Istanbul Basaksehir striker Demba Ba hopes sport icons can do more and talk about injustices around the world.
The former Chelsea and Newcastle United star has joined Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil in calling on the world to support Uighur Muslims in China.
Reports claim China has up to a million individuals detained in “re-education camps” designed to better integrate the minority group into the country's socialist society.
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The Asian country has since rejected the allegation but Ba thinks the global community is not doing enough for the Uighur people compared to the Black Lives Matter movement which shook the world.