Post: Qualification for and Participation in the Olympic and Paralympic Games -Ensure Safety and Fulfill Duty of Care
...Qualifying Competitions Athletes and athletes’ representatives have contacted us with questions and concerns about hygiene and safety concepts at competitions abroad. They are often insecure whether the hosts fully comply...
Post: 300+ of International Fencers Call on the IOC & FIE to Uphold the Ban of Russia & Belarus
...suspension must reject the notion of neutrality and include the banning of all Russian and Belarusian athletes from international sport, including hosting events, qualifying for, and competing at the 2024...
Post: Belarus: Solidarity with the Athletes' Movement BSSF and Appeal to the Human Rights Due Diligence of Sport Federations
...for months and under the most difficult conditions. International sport organisations should use their indisputable influence to protect and support the members of the BSSF. In recent months, the BSSF...
Post: Ahead of the 2022 Winter Games Sport and Human Rights: Options for Action for Athletes, States, Federations, and Sponsors
...its influence internationally. Nationally, the DOSB can set an excellent example as a global pioneer: A human rights policy, including a coherent and comprehensive statutory commitment to human rights, would...
Post: Reaction: IOC Recommendation for Conditional Readmission of Russian Athletes
...do the criteria for active war support (in Russia) extend, for example, after international competitions? How are the criteria for active war support of Russian and Belarusian athletes checked at...
Post: Sport-Political Recap and Outlook After the Winter Olympics
...corruption as well as misconduct, and stand up for the athletes’ protection and rights. For this change, democratic reforms and a substantial strengthening and co-determination of independent athlete bodies in...
Post: Response to the Recommendations on the Revision of Rule 50
...and far-reaching restriction of freedom of expression at sporting competitions. They suggest shifting free expression to other venues and occasions at the Games. Moreover, the recommendations partly contain specifications in...
Post: War of Aggression against Ukraine: Call for Complete Ban of Russia and Belarus from the International Sporting System
...including national and international sport. We welcome initial reactions from national and international federations, including those of the DOSB and the IOC. Although the war of aggression has now been...
Post: After Suspected Kidnapping Attempt: Protect Kristina Timanovskaja and Examine Possible Consequences
...as well as the international community for their quick intervention and the support they offered. Athleten Deutschland is in close contact with the BSSF and was already able to arrange...
Post: Rule 50: Response to Permission to Promote Diversity and Tolerance on the Field of Play
...makers in national and international federations should have been aware of them for months. The questions of reviewing expressions and sanctioning were anticipated and communicated by Athleten Deutschland as well...