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SOUTH KOREA’S human rights commission plans to interview thousands of adult and child athletes about a culture of abuse in sports after a wave of female athletes came forward to say they had been raped or assaulted by their coaches.
The year-long investigation will cover 50 sports and include children competing for primary, middle and high schools, Park Hong Geun, an official from the National Human Rights Commission, said today.
He said the commission aims to interview all minor and adult athletes competing for scholastic and corporate league teams in speed skating and judo, which have been marred with sexual abuse allegations. The investigation, pushed by dozens of government officials and civilian experts, could start as early as next week and could extend beyond a year if needed.
LYNNE WALSH reports from the Women’s Declaration International conference on feminist struggles from Britain to the Far East
