Sports Ethics Center to Operate "Special Reporting Period for Acts of Sports Violence" Until the End of This Month

The Sports Ethics Center, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will operate a "Special Reporting Period for Acts of Sports Violence" until the 30th.

On the 1st, the Sports Ethics Center announced, "We have decided to implement a special reporting period for acts of sports violence to further strengthen the principle of zero tolerance, which permanently expels individuals from the sports community for even a single act of violence, and to foster a healthy sports culture and raise awareness by improving violence and human rights violations."

The special reporting period will be held throughout September.

Daehyun Kim, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, visited the Sports Ethics Center in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the 25th of last month to inspect on-site operations aimed at protecting the human rights of athletes and strengthening the eradication of sports corruption.
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Previously, on August 28, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced that it would implement decisive and strong measures to eradicate ongoing acts of violence and sexual violence in the sports sector. The Ministry, together with the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee and the Sports Ethics Center, stated that it would establish the perception that "even a single act of violence results in permanent expulsion from the sports community" and will implement measures including: ▲ blocking perpetrators of violence from entering the sports sector, ▲ zero-tolerance punishment for acts of violence, ▲ strengthening external monitoring systems, ▲ launching self-purification campaigns within the sports sector, and ▲ expanding support for victims.

To eradicate lenient punishments by sports organizations that protect their own members, the investigative authority of the Sports Ethics Center and the enforcement authority of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will be significantly strengthened. If a sports organization imposes insufficient disciplinary action, the Sports Ethics Center will be able to request re-discipline. If the organization fails to comply with this request, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to take measures such as suspending financial support.

Kim Daehyun, the 2nd Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, visited the Sports Ethics Center on the 25th of last month to emphasize the protection of athletes' human rights and the eradication of sports corruption.

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