Ginous Alford
@gigialford
Director of Sport and Human Rights, @WorldPlayersUtd | Supporting athletes to champion human rights for themselves and others
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07-02-2009 20:34:01
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With the Olympics on the horizon, join us as we ask elite athletes and leading experts… where do human rights and sport intersect? Join the conversation on 18 April @bruneluni, with Ginous Alford, Eniola Aluko, Hélène Ba, Joanna Maranhão, and UN Special Rapporteur Cultural Rights
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Over 80 athletes, including #WNBA star Breanna Stewart & #Olympian Ibitihaj Muhammad, wrote to Fédération Française de BasketBall & FIBA in an open letter today in solidarity with the women & girls disproportionately affected by headwear restrictions in #France .
👉 sportandrightsalliance.org/france-ensure-…
🏀 All Muslim women & girls should be able to play sport free from discrimination.
This #InternationalWomensDay , the #SRA joins athletes worldwide calling on Fédération Française de BasketBall & FIBA to end the hijab ban in French basketball. ✊
Full #SRA statement 👉 sportandrightsalliance.org/france-ensure-…
Today marks the 25th Ann’ of the Declaration on #HumanRightsDefenders . Let’s remember the courageous athletes that stand up for human rights. As United Nations Geneva Volker Türk said: “When athletes speak out, they are human rights defenders, and require our support and solidarity.”
Thank you, Gaby Garton + the amazing #RoarRoom sisterhood igniting change:
Sarah Gregorius FIFPRO
WNBPA’s Terri Jackson
Kat Craig Athlead
Joanna Maranhão Sport & Rights Alliance
Donna Fraser OBE OLY (she/her) PCA
Kathryn Gill (She/Her) Professional Footballers Australia
Jen Robinson
Yo&Co’s Yolanda Beattie
…and more!
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#16Days
PAs from around the world are coming together to lead a movement for change and achieve a better future for women players Australian Athletes’ Alliance FIFPRO EU Athletes MLBPA WNBPA NHLPA 日本プロ野球選手会 InternationalRugbyPlayers FICA NFLPA uniglobalunion.org/news/players-u…
53% of the people from 15 countries who took part in a YouGov poll by Amnesty International said #HumanRights were vital in choosing World Cup hosts. Tomorrow, FIFA Council will discuss the #2030WorldCup bidding process. Will #HumanRights be considered?
independent.co.uk/sport/football…