Letter to German Bundestag’s Committee on Sport and Volunteering
The Sport & Rights Alliance, through the Athletes Network for Safer Sports and together with Football Supporters Europe, Human Rights Watch and The Assist, wrote to the Members of the Committee on Sport and Volunteering of the German Bundestag in support of mandatory safe sport compliance in Germany.
Over the last couple of years, sport has increasingly recognized its responsibility to protect athletes and address systemic incidents of abuse and harassment. We commend the German federal government for its leadership, including the creation of a Safe Sport Entity and the introduction of the new Sports Funding Act — but for these measures to be truly effective rather than merely performative, mandatory compliance is imperative.
By demanding mandatory compliance from German national sports bodies, Germany can significantly improve its safeguarding landscape, expand reporting pathways for athletes impacted by interpersonal violence, and further demonstrate its commitment to sports integrity more broadly.
We stand in full support of the demands of Athleten Deutschland, the Betroffenenrat, and other German safeguarding institutions.
Read the full letter below.
