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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 15h

Partners presented during sessions on transgender athletes in the sporting arena and the return of sex testing to international sport #PTG2025

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 15h

We’re moving into day 4 of #PTG2025 💪
⚽️ Yesterday’s sessions covered a variety of topics, including the legacy of sporting events, presented by #SRA’s very own @andreaflorence.bsky.social 👏

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 1d

📸 : Thomas Søndergaard / Play the Game

Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 1d

#SRA staff and partners have presented in several sessions the past two days. 📸 Stay tuned for live coverage from our colleagues in Finland! #PTG2025 @jujuca1987.bsky.social

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 1d

Play the Game is underway in Tampere, Finland! 👏

The conference brings together journalists, researchers, athletes, and more from across the world to confront a range of issues that affect global sport. 💪

@andreaflorence.bsky.social @minkyworden.bsky.social @hrwdeutschland.bsky.social

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 2d

"It's paramount for the body of knowledge on abuse against athletes in the Global South to grow. The numbers are alarming & support the many stories Brazilian athletes have shared about their experiences." @jujuca1987.bsky.social #PTG2025

📸 Thomas Søndergaard / @playthegame-org.bsky.social

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 2d

Our director @andreaflorence.bsky.social & #AthletesNetwork member @ahmarmaiga08 presenting today at #PTG2025 on need for institutional courage & reporting mechanisms—and support for whistleblowers still waiting for justice.

📸 Thomas Søndergaard/Play the Game

Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 2d

The report concludes that more dialogue, research, and deliberation are urgently needed to support safer environments at mega sporting events that prioritize safeguarding and acknowledge the needs of impacted people.

🔗 sportandrightsalliance.org/new-report-n...

Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 2d

In collaboration with @thomasmore-be.bsky.social, the study highlights key findings from exploratory desk research and trauma-informed interviews with people impacted by abuse in sport.

🔗 sportandrightsalliance.org/new-report-n...

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 2d

As Network Coordinator @jujuca1987.bsky.social says, “This is not a simple conversation, but no matter what, we must ensure the voices of those impacted are at the center. We are proud that the Athletes Network has taken a step in that direction.” ✊

🔗 sportandrightsalliance.org/new-report-n...

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 2d

The report addresses a complex ethical dilemma: the participation of athletes with criminal sexual convictions at the highest levels of sport.

🔗 sportandrightsalliance.org/new-report-n...

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 Our new report w/ @thomasmore-be.bsky.social, “No One Wants to Talk About It” addresses the eligibility of athletes with criminal sexual convictions in mega sporting events.

➡️ https://sportandrightsalliance.org/new-report-no-one-wants-to-talk-about-it/

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 5d

"At least the #FIFA stadiums will have a first aid kit."

Protestors in #Morocco call out government spending on #WorldCup stadiums & infrastructure over schools & hospitals.

@hrw.org ⤵️

#HumanRights #2030WC #WorldCup #2030WC

Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 6d

Country-wide protests initiated by the youth group GenZ212 have gripped Morocco, as protesters criticize the government over corruption and spending.

Morocco’s government should hear protestors’ demands. Learn more ⤵️

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 6d

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be on-site at Super Bowl LX, where Bad Bunny is headlining, a Trump adviser said.

Deploying abusive agencies to sporting events, concerts, or other public events is a cruel practice that should end.

ICE Will Be On Patrol At Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show

The NFL received right-wing backlash from its decision to have Bad Bunny headline its Super Bowl halftime show.

www.forbes.com

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 6d

#Amnesty SG @agnescallamard.bsky.social said that as Israel’s national football team prepares for the #WorldCup qualifiers, #Israel continues to perpetrate genocide in #Gaza – where over 800 athletes, players and sports officials are among the more than 65,000 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces.

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 6d

@amnesty.org has sent a letter to #FIFA and #UEFA calling for the suspension of the Israeli Football Association from their tournaments until it excludes clubs based in illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT).

Read more ⤵️
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 8d

📢 We call on @iocmedia.bsky.social to stick to its human rights commitments & work with civil society to create a transparent process for this working group that ensures legitimacy and diversity and consults with all affected athletes. ✊

Learn more: sportandrightsalliance.org/olympics-sec...

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 8d

This move signals a dangerous retreat from human rights, including its 2021 Fairness Framework. It opens the way for restoring practices that have long threatened women’s rights and protection.

@nrarmour.bsky.social reports on the panel makeup in @usatoday.com
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www.usatoday.com/story/sports...

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 8d

🚨 The IOC has created a new working group on “Protection of the Female Category.”

Unlike other WGs, its members and approach won’t be disclosed – an alarming move that puts the rights and protection of all women at risk.

📢 Read our full statement:
sportandrightsalliance.org/olympics-sec...

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 9d

Your voice matters.
Take part in our survey and help @unesco.org develop global safe sport policy standards through the lens of those most impacted. ✊ @jujuca1987.bsky.social
🔗 sportandrightsalliance.org/your-voice-m...

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Human Rights Watch @hrw.org · 19d

Japan takes a step forward: the Japan Association of Athletics Federations issued a new Human Rights Policy and Code of Conduct to combat abuse in sports, ahead of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. 🇯🇵🏃‍♂️

Read more:
www.hrw.org/news/2025/09...

#WorldAthletics #AthletesAgainstAbuse

Protection of Athletes Advances in Japan

The Japan Association of Athletics Federations (JAAF) issued a Human Rights Policy and an Integrity Code of Conduct on August 26, 2025, ahead of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, which ...

www.hrw.org

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 12d

📣 Tomorrow, #SRA executive director @andreaflorence.bsky.social will speak at the #COBEXPO event “Integrity and Safe Sport”- about the need for a national #safesport entity to provide monitoring, accountability, and support for survivors 💪

cobexpo.soudaliga.com.br/evento/2025-...

Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 19d

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 21d

🎙️SRA Network Coordinator @jujuca1987 spoke with @radionovelo about her career as a four-time Olympian swimmer, the normalization of violence in sports and how her experience as a survivor drives her to fight for #athleterights today. 🏊‍♀️🏆

https://youtu.be/mAis0PtvuXcsi=CnqlvmNfp04JBICD

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Sport & Rights Alliance @sportrightsall.bsky.social · 23d

📢 If you've experienced or witnessed harm in sport, we need your voice!

Take our anonymous survey to help shape global safe sport policies & make sport safe for all ➡️ sportandrightsalliance.org/your-voice-matters

#YourVoiceMatters @unesco.org

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