Tag: IOC
Martina Navratilova, Jason Collins on Sport and Fight against Homophobia
Being gay was punishable by death in six countries, former tennis star Martina Navratilova said yesterday — Human Rights Day — at a Headquarters press conference on the fight against homophobia through sport.
HRC Launches “Love Conquers Hate” Campaign Supporting Russia’s LGBT Community Ahead of Sochi Games
With the Sochi Olympic Games just a few months away, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), the U.S largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organisation, today launched its “Love Conquers Hate” campaign to support the members of Russia’s LGBT community, who are being targeted by a hateful “anti-propaganda” law that prohibits public support for equality in the country.
IOC president says gays will be welcomed equally at Sochi Games
Thomas Bach is confident there will be no discrimination against gay athletes and visitors at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Live: European Parliament debates homophobia and xenophobia in Russia
Tomorrow morning the European Parliament will debate the increase in homophobia and xenophobia in Russia. Members of the European Parliament will discuss what the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs did so far.
Opinion: Fair Play
Speaking last week during a press conference in Sochi, Jean Claude-Killy; Coordination Commission Chairman of the IOC, said that he was “fully satisfied” that recent controversial Russian laws banning homosexual propaganda, does not violate the anti-discrimination ruling of the Olympic Charter.
Opinion : Olympic Shame
So the IOC is “fully satisfied” that Russia’s anti-gay law doesn’t violate the Olympic Charter. Principle 6 of the Charter says: “Any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement.”