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International Olympic Committee strengthens commitment to human rights — but what will that actually mean? – ABC News

The International Olympic Committee announces it will create its own internal human rights unit, but how it will operate and what it aims to achieve remains up…

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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced it will create its own internal human rights unit as it finalises a number of policies aiming to address issues “within the scope of its responsibility”.
In a statement, the IOC said its framework would, among other things, “ensure fairness, safety and non-discrimination of athletes on the basis of gender identity and sex characteristics”.
Olympic sports World Rugby and World Athletics have both adopted exclusionary positions against transgender…

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