A report by Reem Alsalen, the UN special rapporteur on violence against women and girls, suggests that men should not be allowed to participate in women's sports.
in him reportAlsalen noted that since many leagues decided to allow men to compete as women, men who identify as women have won 890 medals, locking out more than 600 female athletes in 29 sports. I am doing it.
For example, one of the report's recommendations is that women's sports should be limited to women only.
“To ensure safety and fairness in sport at all levels, sport should “It should be available only to people whose primary gender is female,” it added.
The report also suggests that athletes should undergo gender testing if there is any doubt.
“If the gender of an athlete is unknown or uncertain, it can be confirmed by applying dignified, rapid, non-invasive and accurate gender screening methods (e.g. cheek swab) or, if necessary for exceptional reasons, genetic testing. “Athletes have sex.'' In non-professional sports settings, an original birth certificate for verification may be appropriate. In some exceptional circumstances, such tests may need to be followed by more complex tests,” the report said.
The report also notes that sport should strive to “protect the female category” and “restore the rights of women and girls.”
However, the report also argues that transgender people should enjoy their rights and should not be excluded from sport in general. At the same time, Arsalen said, “Children have a right to safety measures in sports.”
International law protects the right to privacy of women and girls, and transgender athletes put that privacy at risk, so this protection must be extended to adult women.
“Under international law, women and girls also have a right to privacy, but forcing mixed-gender spaces in sports locker rooms and other intimate facilities would strip them of that privacy,” the report said. states.
“Article 17 of the 1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights states that “No one shall be subject to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his privacy, family, home, correspondence, or unlawful attack on his honor and reputation. “Everyone has the right to be protected by law from such interference or attack,'' the report states.
Alsalen acknowledged that while sport is not explicitly mentioned in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it is “commonly understood to be included within a broader framework of education and cultural participation.”
In the end, Arsalen argued that while transgender athletes do have rights of their own, they do not have the right to impose themselves on women and thereby violate their rights.
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