Representative Kim Ye-ji clearly stipulates human rights violations in the sports community, mandates suspension of leadership qualifications in case of serious violations such as sexual crimes, and proposes a representative proposal for the revision of the National Sports Promotion Act
May 02, 2025
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Representative Kim Ye-ji said, `In some sports, serious human rights violations such as sexual violence, assault, and intimidation have occurred, leading to athletes quitting sports or making extreme choices"The number of reports of human rights violations received by the Sports Ethics Center has been increasing every year, with 371 cases in 2021, 454 cases in 2022, and 630 cases in 2023, but the rate that led to disciplinary action has been criticized for being 'smooth punishment'." The current National Sports Promotion Act regulates human rights violations related to sports, training, and operation of sports organizations, but the definition is too comprehensive, leading to criticism that it is difficult to make specific judgments and responses in the field," he added.
Representative Kim Ye-ji's "Partial Amendment to the National Sports Promotion Act" specifically stipulates human rights violations such as assault, injury, sexual harassment, sexual violence, and discrimination, and clearly stipulates unfair discrimination based on gender, educational background, disability, and social status among athletes, leaders, judges, and sports organizations. In particular, for serious violations such as special injuries, sexual harassment, and sexual assault, the qualifications of sports leaders must be suspended or canceled so that effective punishment and prevention of recurrence are included.
Representative Kim said, "Despite the increasing human rights violations in the sports community, the standards for human rights violations are ambiguous and the effectiveness of disciplinary action is insufficient, so the damage is repeated."We will establish clear standards for human rights violations and do our best to pass the bill to prevent the damage from recurring." conveyed his will to legislate.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
