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This past week, South African athlete Caster Semenya alongside her legal counsel appeared before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights where she challenged the State of Switzerland to assert her rights as both a professional athlete and a human being. Semenya’s case against World Athletics and powerful commercial interests highlighted the necessity for sports regulations to comply with human rights standards. A critical aspect of the case focused on arbitration procedures, advocating that arbitration must be consensual and subject to comprehensive judicial review. The South African Human Rights Commission intervened as a third party, emphasising the need for a proportionality test to balance rights, including fair competition in sports and the right to avoid invasive and ineffective medical treatments, joining us this evening to unpack the case is the commission of the SAHRC…
Guest:Tshepo Madlingozi,Commissioner responsible for Antiracism, Equality, Justice & Education focal areas at The South African Human Rights Commission
This past week, South African athlete Caster Semenya alongside her legal counsel appeared before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights where she challenged the State of Switzerland to assert her rights as both a professional athlete and a human being. Semenya’s case against World Athletics and powerful commercial interests highlighted the necessity for sports regulations to comply with human rights standards. A critical aspect of the case focused on arbitration procedures, advocating that arbitration must be consensual and subject to comprehensive judicial review. The South African Human Rights Commission intervened as a third party, emphasising the need for a proportionality test to balance rights, including fair competition in sports and the right to avoid invasive and ineffective medical treatments, joining us this evening to unpack the case is the commission of the SAHRC…
Guest:Tshepo Madlingozi,Commissioner responsible for Antiracism, Equality, Justice & Education focal areas at The South African Human Rights Commission