{"id":69504,"date":"2025-02-12T19:24:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T18:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=69504"},"modified":"2025-06-13T14:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T12:24:08","slug":"un-expert-welcomes-united-states-executive-order-keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/un-expert-welcomes-united-states-executive-order-keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports","title":{"rendered":"UN Expert Welcomes United States Executive Order \u201cKeeping Men Out of Women\u2019s Sports\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"69504\" class=\"elementor elementor-69504\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6115bb96 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6115bb96\" 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women and girls to female-only spaces, including in sports, matter\u00bb<\/i>, says UN Expert<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Reem Alsalem, Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women &amp; Girls,<span class=\"TextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u00a0previously <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW245471949 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/un-expert-defends-womens-sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW245471949 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">warned<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> that <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">permitting<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> males in <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">women<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">\u2019<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> sports\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">would be incompatible with<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">US <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">international<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\">human rights<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW245471949 BCX0\" data-ccp-parastyle=\"Normal (Web)\"> obligations<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14a62bef elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"14a62bef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/selina-soule-alanna-smith-photo-05172021-1024x682.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-69510\" alt=\"US announces no more males in female sports\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/selina-soule-alanna-smith-photo-05172021-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/selina-soule-alanna-smith-photo-05172021-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/selina-soule-alanna-smith-photo-05172021-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/selina-soule-alanna-smith-photo-05172021.jpg 1040w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b8adda7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b8adda7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\"><strong>GENEVA (12 February 2025)<\/strong> \u2013 The United Nations Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, has <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ohchr.org\/en\/press-releases\/2025\/02\/united-states-un-special-rapporteur-welcomes-executive-action-protect-female\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">welcomed<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\"> the US government\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/02\/keeping-men-out-of-womens-sports\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">executive order<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u202f\u201cKeeping Men Out of Women\u2019s Sport\u201d.\u202fThe executive order, issued on 5 February, reinforces the necessity of maintaining sex-based categories in sports to safeguard fairness, safety, and dignity for female athletes.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThis decision reaffirms the importance of maintaining sex-based categories in sports, thereby safeguarding equal opportunities for women and girls,\u201d Alsalem said.\u202f<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cMost notably, it mandates the preservation of all-female athletic opportunities and locker rooms, ensuring privacy and dignity for women and girls. This executive order sends a clear message that the rights of women and girls to female-only spaces, including in sports, matter,\u201d Alsalem added.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a829394 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"5a829394\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\"This decision reaffirms the importance of maintaining sex-based categories in sports,<\/span> thereby safeguarding equal opportunities for women and girls.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Reem Alsalem, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women &amp; Girls<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e26f8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e26f8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u201cThe US government\u2019s clear stand for women and girls in sport carries tremendous global significance. The executive order commits to advocating for international rules and norms that protect a sex-based female sports category\u2014a pivotal step for fairness and safety in female sports across the globe. Its emphasis on working with the United Nations and international sporting bodies has the potential to restore the right of women and girls to fair competition and safe sporting spaces. As the Special Rapporteur highlights, now the international community must cooperate on this critical human rights issue,\u201d responded <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/our-team\/giorgio-mazzoli\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Giorgio Mazzoli<\/a>, director of UN advocacy for ADF International.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The executive order commits the administration to \u201cpromote, including at the United Nations, international rules and norms governing sports competition to protect a sex-based female sports category\u201d. The Special Rapporteur welcomed the commitment to advocating for international rules at the UN to protect a sex-based female sports category.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\">Alsalem previously <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing ); background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/un-expert-defends-womens-sports\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">warned<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\"> the Biden administration that permitting males in women\u2019s sports\u00a0would be incompatible with US international human rights obligations. Her report highlighting how \u201chuge numbers\u201d of female athletes have lost opportunities to male athletes garnered viral <\/span><a style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing ); background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13998009\/medals-female-athletes-lost-trans-opponents-report-highlighting-womens-loss-fair-opportunity.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">attention<\/span><\/a><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-font-family ), Sans-serif; letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-letter-spacing ); word-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-5916e0c-word-spacing );\" data-contrast=\"none\"> last year.<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( 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