Sunday, January 17, 2010
Human Rights for Hermaphrodites too!
zwischengeschlecht.org
http://intersexnews.blogspot.com/2010/01/human-rights-for-hermaphrodites-too.htmlDiscriminating, unfair and harmful treatment of inters*xed athletes ("hermaphrodites") in women's sports has a long and painful history.
The "suspected" athletes' dignity and human rights keep getting violated on a regular basis by both of the ruling international sports bodies, the International Olympics Committee (IOC) and the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF), as well as by their subsidiaries and affiliates.
Until today, the governing bodies keep on denying their responsibilities and refusing dialogue, as well as seemingly reacting only when forced by public pressure, and if so pro forma only.
