Human Rights Commission Conducts 'Sports Ingan' Status Survey... Investigators Visit Sites for Interviews

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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] The National Human Rights Commission announced on the 6th that it will conduct an "On-site Sports Human Rights Investigation" to thoroughly examine athletes' and coaches' awareness of sports human rights, training conditions, and the occurrence of human rights violations.

The on-site sports human rights investigation has been underway since last month. To deeply investigate the patterns of human rights violations in the sports sector and the characteristics of each sport, human rights commission investigators visit actual training sites such as school sports teams, sports clubs, and workplace sports teams, conducting one-on-one interviews with athletes and coaches.

The target institutions are arbitrarily selected by sport category, including ▲gymnastics and athletics ▲combat sports ▲water sports ▲ball sports ▲and other sports. In addition to current athletes, the interviewees also include ▲former athletes who have changed career paths ▲coaches ▲parents, and various other sports stakeholders.

Meanwhile, Chairperson Choi Young-ae will visit the basketball team of Sungui Girls' Middle School located in Dongjak-gu, Seoul, where the on-site sports human rights investigation is being conducted.

Based on the investigation results of the Special Sports Human Rights Investigation Team, the Human Rights Commission plans to recommend institutional improvements to related organizations and continue efforts to protect and promote human rights in the sports sector by creating forums for discussions aimed at paradigm shifts in sports.

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