🎙️ On September 24th, the #AthletesNetwork hosted an online media training for people impacted by abuse in sport. The session aimed to support and equip athletes and allies who are considering sharing their stories publicly. 🔗 Learn more: sportandrightsalliance.org/this-may-be-...

Talking about #India's #Sports #Governance Act 2025 & its relation to: 💬 Free speech 🏃‍♀️ Privacy & Data Protection ⚖️ Accountability & Remedy 🌏 Climate justice @cambridgelaw.bsky.social @sportanddev.bsky.social @sportrightsall.bsky.social @humanrightsindex.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Oxd...

The IOC is moving toward a blanket ban on trans women in women’s sport, under the “working group on the protection of women’s sport.” But a real consultation would never lead to this. 🔗Learn why this process has been flawed from the start: sportandrightsalliance.org/olympics-sec...

🚨 Content warning | Cheikh Touré, a promising young football player from #Senegal, was found dead after being targeted by fake recruiters in Ghana, according to media reports and Senegal’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 🔗 Learn more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...

After 4 years calling on #FIFA for the right to play, since fleeing the Taliban takeover in 2021, the Afghan footballers have just competed in their first international tournament. 👏 🔗 Learn more: sportandrightsalliance.org/fifa-recogni... #AfghanWomenUnited

“This is how we rebuild trust with those affected: step by step, ensuring that everything is informed and centered by the voices of the most impacted,” said @jujuca1987.bsky.social, Network Coordinator, at the 5th International Forum on Sports Integrity (IFSI).

🚨 Kyniska Advocacy, The Army of Survivors, and the #SRA’s Athletes Network for Safer Sports are calling on authorities to stop athletes convicted of sexual offenses from competing on the global stage. 🔗 Learn more: sportandrightsalliance.org/australia-va...

The fact that an Afghanistan women's refugee team is now playing in a FIFA-sanctioned tournament is that little glint of light that we all need. It's testament to some incredible, courageous and persistent women who will not let Afghan women be erased from sport. www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/...

📢 Proud to announce Building and Wood Workers’ International (BWI) as #SRA’s newest partner, joining our global coalition to advance #LabourRights, safety, and dignity for the workers who build the world of sport. 🔗 Learn more: sportandrightsalliance.org/bwi-joins-sp...

Moroccans are claiming their human rights and calling for an end to corruption. Will King Mohamed VI deliver on his promise to create jobs and improve health care and education? Will his government investigate the use of lethal force by the police against protestors? Read👇 https://bit.ly/4hgLq3h

🚨 @hrw.org reports that Moroccan authorities have violently cracked down on youth-led #GenZ212 protests calling for better public services ahead of the FIFA #WorldCup. Learn more ⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...

📣That’s a wrap! The 14th Play the Game has concluded, after four days of dialogue with over 500 participants on a range of issues affecting global sport. @jujuca1987.bsky.social

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 👏

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

"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

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

🚨 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/

"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

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.

@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...

🚨 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...

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...

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

📣 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-...

✅ 275+ presentations ✅ 60 sessions ✅ 4 days Inspiring debate, knowledge-sharing, and networking ✊ Sign up below if you haven’t already! www.playthegame.org

🎙️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

📢 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

📢 Don’t miss this opportunity! Sign up for our upcoming workshop on media training through the link below 👇 @suzywrack.bsky.social @shireenahmed.bsky.social docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🚨 @humanrightswatch.bsky.social published reporting today on hundreds of unpaid migrant workers in Saudi Arabia. Employed by Sendan International, they were stranded without pay for up to 8 months, and forced into undocumented status or left with no choice but to return home at their own expense

📽 Sportchau's new documentary explores the careers of athletes like breakdancer Manizha Talash under the shadow of the Taliban. She competed at #Paris2024, but was disqualified for wearing a cape bearing the slogan “Free Afghan Women.”✊ Watch her powerful story ⤵️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqnS...

🥊 Algerian boxer Imane Khelif lodged an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) this week to determine whether #WorldBoxing’s sex testing policy is legal, but a hearing has yet to be scheduled. www.skysports.com/boxing/news/...

📢 If you haven’t already, sign up for the Media Training for Impacted Athletes through the link below! 👇 sportandrightsalliance.org/activity/ath...

🚨 Over 550 boxers from more than 65 countries are competing in the 2025 #WorldBoxing Championship in Liverpool. 🥊 Yet, due to World Boxing’s current sex testing policy – not based on any real science or disproportionate advantage – some women athletes may be excluded.

Christophe Gleizes remains in prison on unfounded charges of “apology for terrorism.” Sign the below petition and join our call to the Algerian government to #FreeGleizes 📣 @rsf.org rsf.org/en/petition-...

🚨The #AthletesNetwork will be hosting an online media training for impacted athletes on September 24th. ✊ Join us to hear from journalists @suzywrack.bsky.social from @theguardian.com and @shireenahmed.bsky.social ⚽️ 📰 Register below ⬇️ #SafeSport sportandrightsalliance.org/activity/ath...

#SRA's Andrea Florence spoke with @radiocanadainfo.bsky.social on #FIFA’s commitment to human rights⚽️ https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/y-a-pas-deux-matins-pareils/episodes/1010183/jeudi-14-aout-2025/transcription#SRA

🚨 The #SRA calls on the international sports community & human rights organizations to urgently pay attention to the disappearance of #AnatolKotau, a prominent sports official & long-standing advocate for the rights of Belarusian athletes. Learn more ➡️ sportandrightsalliance.org/anatol-kotau...

🚨The programme for @playthegame-org.bsky.social 2025 is now online! The 14th session of #PTG will include 4 days of knowledge-sharing, networking and presentations from #SRA partners + allies including @hrw.org, @ilgaworld.bsky.social, & more ✊ www.playthegame.org/conferences/...

🚨 Known for his reporting for @sofoot and @SocietyOfficiel and passion for football, respected journalist #ChristopheGleizes does not belong in prison. Sign the petition to #FreeGleizes✊⚽️ https://rsf.org/en/petition-we-call-immediate-release-french-sports-journalist-christophe-gleizes#ChristopheGleizes

🚨The 2025 FIFA #ClubWorldCup in the United States saw 32 teams from around the world compete in an extensive, 63-match tournament that took place against a backdrop of extreme conditions & human rights risks. Here's what #FIFA needs to address before the #WorldCup next year ⤵️

📣The FIFA ⚽ Club World Cup saw 32 teams compete in an extensive, 63-match tournament in the US, that took place against a backdrop of extreme conditions and human rights risks. The @sportrightsall.bsky.social & @hrw.org spell out what FIFA needs to fix urgently ⤵️ www.hrw.org/news/2025/07...

👇ℹ️ ICYMI: Find out about FSE's Disability & Inclusion Fan Network, which launched at #EFFC25 last month.

🥳 Meet our new Steering Committee! We’re building a global community where every child can thrive. 🌍✨ 🔗 Read more 👉 tinyurl.com/tozeroSC #ToZero #ChildSafety #TogetherWeCan

🎥 On June 27th, the #AthletesNetwork for Safer Sports held a workshop on the topic of athletes as human rights defenders. 🔗 https://sportandrightsalliance.org/its-often-still-dangerous-for-athletes-to-speak-out/

📢 Joanna Maranhão today on "Tackling Violence & Harassment in Sport" panel at #ILO headquarters, where she spoke about the #AthletesNetwork model of meaningful engagement with impacted athletes. https://www.sporthumanrights.org/events/decent-work-responsible-event-hosting-in-women-s-sport

📢 The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that #CasterSemenya's right to a fair hearing was violated. This ruling brings hope to Caster's years-long struggle for justice – and highlights the urgent need to reform sport's justice system for athletes around the globe. ✊

📢 The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled that #CasterSemenya's right to a fair hearing was violated. This ruling brings hope to Caster's years-long struggle for justice – and highlights the urgent need to reform sport's justice system for athletes around the globe. ✊

Last week, our executive director Andrea Florence spoke at @fanseurope.org's 2025 Congress in Malmö on protecting fans' rights at international tournaments. ✊ #FansRightsAreHumanRights #SRA

#SRA partner @rsf.org condemns unjust imprisonment of French football journalist Christophe Gleizes in Algeria. #FreeGleizes Learn more ➡️ https://rsf.org/en/algeria-french-sports-journalist-christophe-gleizes-sentenced-seven-years-prison-after-over-year

#Algeria: RSF condemns the Tizi Ouzou court's decision to sentence French sports journalist Christophe Gleizes to 7 years in prison. A football writer & contributor to SoFoot magazine, he spent a year under a judicial control order & is now in jail just for doing his job. rsf.org/en/algeria-f...