An Administrative Tribunal appeal decision issued on 9 February overturned the Paris Prefecture of Police’s ban on a protest organised by women footballers, confirming that the protest should have been able to proceed as planned. The protest organizers had already called off the event in light of the police ban and the Tribunal’s ruling came too late for the protest to take place. The fact that the protest was effectively prevented due to an unlawful ban, which was based on reasoning informed by stigmatising stereotypes, is particularly shameful.
Toward Safe Sport: UNESCO launches policy recommendations from people impacted by violence
New report highlights how lived experience can help governments build safer, more accountable and more effective sport systems 17 June 2026 — Violence in sport is increasingly recognized as a global challenge. Yet many of the people most affected by abuse, violence and unsafe sporting environments remain largely absent from the policy discussions intended to […]
