🏅A gold medal for courage under pressure to Krystsina Timanovskaya–the sprinter who foiled effort to return her to #Belarus. Her ordeal is a glaring example that #HumanRights are not separate from sport; comment+🧵: @HRW https://www.hrw.org/news/2021/08/02/belarus-athletes-plight-spotlights-olympic-failure# #AthletesAgainstAbuse #SRA
📢 NEW RESEARCH by SRA partner @amnesty Belarusian authorities tried to forcibly return Belarusian athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya to her homeland. Athletes sacrificed their freedom by daring to speak out against #HumanRights abuses. #StandWithBelarus https://bit.ly/3ymvoO6
As Mali U-19 female players prepare for the FIBA World Cup, National Basketball Coach is indicted for “pedophilia, attempted rape+molestation.” @hrw @Sport_Rights @TheWNBPA have been pressing FIBA to adopt reforms. Read @nytimes article here: https://nyti.ms/3ihWsZc
“We’re slowly discovering the murky side of elite sport – thanks to women speaking out” Important article by @guardian featuring @WorldPlayersUtd + @lborouniversity CARE Report. ➡️ https://bit.ly/3BXhtQN #AthletesAgainstAbuse #WeCare
✊✊✊ It’s time for @FIBA to step up & put players first. #AthletesAgainstAbuse
We stand with the #MaliBasketball players & survivors – World Cup-bound athletes who have bravely taken a stand against horrific abuse by their coach. 🏀 It’s time @FIBA gets them the support, security & justice they need. #AthletesAgainstAbuseBasketball https://bit.ly/3y7HCKt
