Olympics and Human Rights

European Court of Human Rights: People can sue Their Government to Force Climate Action Cuz #Feelz. Older women are particularly vulnerable to and can potentially die in heat waves. The Swiss verdict opens up all 46 members of the Council of Europe to similar cases in national courts.

The International Olympic Committee released a revised policy recommendation in November 2021, asking individual sports bodies to apply certain parameters with a particular focus on "fostering gender equality and inclusion" The IOC released the "Framework on Fairness, Inclusion and Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Gender Identity and Sex Variations" The discussion has prompted several sports governing bodies to re-examine their existing policies and, in some notable cases, make sweeping changes.

The flame for this summers Paris Olympics will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in southern Greece. It will then be carried through Greece for more than 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) before being handed over to French organizers at the Athens venue used for the first modern Olympics in 1896.

On Tuesday, the flame for this summers Paris Olympics will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in southern Greece. It will then be carried through Greece for more than 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) before being handed over to French organizers at the Athens venue used for the first modern Olympics in 1896.

On Tuesday, the flame for this summers Paris Olympics will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in southern Greece. It will then be carried through Greece for more than 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) before being handed over to French organizers at the Athens site of the first modern Olympics in 1896. The pageantry at Olympia has been an essential part of every Olympics for nearly 90 years since the Games in Berlin.

On Tuesday, the flame for this summers Paris Olympics will be lit at the birthplace of the ancient Olympic Games in southern Greece. It will then be carried through Greece for more than 5,000 kilometers (3,100 miles) before being handed over to French organizers at the Athens venue used for the first modern Olympics in 1896. Organizers in Olympia hold several rehearsals in the days leading up to the ceremony.

GLAAD CEO & President Sarah Kate Ellis responded on Tuesday: Media reporting on the NAIA decision should ask for evidence to back up this baseless ban. There is no evidence that transgender women are dominating womens sports or posing a threat to sports or other athletes. The International Olympic Committee released guidelines more than two years ago to support transgender participation.

Frida Ghitis: Jihadism, at least in the West, will keep evolving into a manageable threat. She says ISIS-K, a branch of the Islamic State, opened yet another front in the global jihadist threat. Terrorist threat has in recent years lost salience relative to other national-security threats, she says. Ghitis says the U.S. and allies spent years degrading networks such as al-Qaida and Islamic State.