Sport & Rights Alliance
🌏 Global advocacy coalition of NGOs & trade unions
🏋️♀️ Raising the bar for sport, human rights & transparency
🤝 Healing, voice & accountability with the Athletes Network for Safer Sports
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- 🚨 Content warning | Last month, two athletes, aged 15 and 17, were found dead in their hostel room at a Sports Authority of India training facility in Kollam, according to media reports. The circumstances surrounding their deaths remain under investigation. 🔗 www.newindianexpress.com/sport/other/...
- The family of one of the trainee athletes has since raised serious concerns about her wellbeing, stating that she was unhappy and struggling while staying at the sports facility. 🔗 Learn more: www.thehindu.com/news/nationa...
- In 2024, the #SRA documented systemic abuse in Indian women’s wrestling, finding that sports bodies and the national justice system failed to protect women athletes or provide effective remedies. 🔗 Read the full report: sportandrightsalliance.org/wp-content/u...
- Last year, @hrw.org also highlighted that as India prepares to host the #CommonwealthGames in 2030 in Ahmedabad, authorities should place workers’ rights, gender equality, and community protections at the center of all preparations. 🔗 Learn more: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
