Human rights groups say prohibition has left Muslim athletes feeling ‘invisibilised, excluded and humiliated’
Human rights groups have called on the International Olympic Committee to help overturn a ban on French athletes wearing headscarves, arguing that the prohibition had left many Muslim athletes being “invisibilised, excluded and humiliated”.
The call, outlined in a letter published by organisations including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, comes less than two months before the Olympics and Paralympics are set to begin in Paris.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/jun/12/ioc-urged-to-help-overturn-french-headscarves-ban-paris-olympics
Author : Ashifa Kassam European community affairs correspondent
Publish date : 2024-06-12 10:56:57
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