A resolution adopted by the council is aimed at eliminating discrimination against women and girls in sport, giving significant global weight from a human rights perspective to Caster Semenya’s case.
JOHANNESBURG - The Human Rights Council of the United Nations has adopted a resolution tabled by South Africa to defend double Olympic champion Caster Semenya’s rights to participate in sport.
In a statement released by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa presented the resolution and said it was grateful to all members of the council and to civil society for rallying behind the resolution, which was co-sponsored by Eswatini, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Burundi, India, Iceland and Canada.
On Thursday, the Court of Arbitration for Sport said that it was delaying until next month its ruling on the challenge filed by Semenya against the IAAF.
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