UN officials believe violence against women and girls in sports is a human rights issue.

United Nations holds panel on fighting violence against women and girls in sports.

“As patriarchal structures continue to evolve, women and girls in sport are experiencing new forms of discrimination based on their sex,” she said. “One glaring example is opening the female category of sports to males, further undermining their access to equal opportunities and the right to participate in safety, dignity and fairness.”

“In fact, I do not hesitate to say that the failure to protect the female category is one of the most egregious forms of violence against women and girls as the essence of being ‘female’ is willfully pushed aside and ignored, resulting in distress, pain, humiliation, frustration, and anger at the loss of dignity and sheer injustice confronted,” she added. Link to full story here.