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Sport & Rights Alliance @Sport_Rights ·
28 Jun 1541753286650253312

Former gymnasts express “some relief” after Western Australia government’s apology for decades of systemic abuse—but express doubt that WA Institute of Sport will engage meaningfully in remedy if oversight is not guaranteed.

#ProtectAthletes #Remedy
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-22/former-wais-gymnasts-receive-state-government-apology-over-abuse/101173396

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Sport & Rights Alliance @Sport_Rights ·
28 Jun 1541749712130396160

🛑”The only thing worse than not having a place to report is having a system that is not capable to deal adequately with grievances.”

@AndreaFlorence4 on the endemic sexual violence in sport & what is required for truly effective Safe Sport entities at #ptg2022

@playthegame_org

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Sport & Rights Alliance @Sport_Rights ·
27 Jun 1541508965166731264

⚽”Cultures are made by people, & people can change cultures.”

@khalida_popal at #ptg2022 on why she started her own women’s football team in & continues to fight for women & girls in #Afghanistan✊

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Sport & Rights Alliance @Sport_Rights ·
27 Jun 1541458465763229699

🚨”@FIFAcom needs to take urgent action to live up to its own human rights commitments & to make amends to workers who have paid the ultimate price for #FIFA’s original failure to do human rights due diligence.”

@MinkysHighjinks on need for remedy for World Cup workers #ptg2022

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Sport & Rights Alliance @Sport_Rights ·
9 Jun 1534905664010854400

📢”What we have in common between Rio, Beijing & Tokyo is the fact that in none of those host selection processes were #HumanRights taken into account.”

@AndreaFlorence4 on @RadioTeleSuisse’s segment about the #SRA’s recent statement (1:55 to 3:46)

https://www.rts.ch/audio-podcast/2022/audio/le-journal-de-6h-presente-par-benoit-cornu-25829636.html

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