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The Sports Ethics Center, under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, has launched on-site human rights protection activities to create a safe competition environment for athletes with disabilities.
On the 11th, the Sports Ethics Center (acting director Han Min-soo) announced that it conducted on-site human rights protection activities in collaboration with the Korea Wheelchair Basketball Association at the pre-match venue of the '46th National Paralympic Games Men's and Women's Wheelchair Basketball' held at Halla Gymnasium in Jeju on the 1st.
According to the Sports Ethics Center, this initiative was launched to help athletes participating in the competition focus safely on their games by protecting them from various human rights violations such as violence, sexual harassment, and sexual assault.
The center deployed specialized personnel called 'Human Rights Protection Officers' within the venue to monitor human rights across the entire competition environment and athlete team operations. In addition, it activated an immediate counseling and reporting support system to respond swiftly to any human rights-related issues that may arise on-site, thereby helping athletes resolve their grievances.
Sports Ethics Center Human Rights Protection Officers are national-level professional personnel dedicated to protecting the human rights of athletes, operating under the National Sports Promotion Act. Starting with this wheelchair basketball event, the center plans to expand its on-site human rights prevention and response activities by broadening cooperation with relevant institutional investors across various sports disciplines.
Han Min-soo, acting director of the Sports Ethics Center, stated, "Human rights protection for athletes with disabilities will only begin to change when all members of the sports community respect each other's rights and create a safe environment." He added, "We will continue to strive to ensure that this on-site support does not remain a one-time event but leads to the protection of rights and substantive advancement of human rights for athletes with disabilities."
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