The European Court of Human Rights has been reported to have found in favour of former world 800m champion, Caster Semenya, finding that Switzerland failed to provide her with sufficient protection (click to download a PDF press release on the decision) in her discrimination case against World Athletics.
The Court found that Semenya had not been afforded sufficient institutional and procedural safeguards in Switzerland, to allow her to have her complaints examined effectively.
A press release by the court registrar said:
“European Court of Human Rights held, by a majority (4 votes to 3), that there had been:
– a violation of Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) taken together with Article 8 (right to respect for private life) of the European Convention on Human Rights, and
– a violation of Article 13 (right to an effective remedy) in relation to Article 14 taken together with Article 8 of the Convention.”
The decision says that the Centre for Arbitration in Sport, which had issued a ruling against the track star, was compulsory arbitration, and deprived Semenya from going to the ordinary courts.
Despite its detailed reasoning in is award, the CAS was found to have not applied the provisions of the European Convention, leaving open serious questions about the validity of the DSD Regulations.
In the forum’s devision, Semenya was awarded costs and expenses of 60,000 euros.
Photo Caption: Caster Semenya’s latest victory has lead the newswires around the world, and in El PAIS‘ sports update about this case, the popular South African track star is seen showing ‘V’ for victory after the European Court of Human Rights was reported to have found in favour of former world 800m champion that the CAS failed to provide Semenya with sufficient protection. Photo: EL PAIS Deportes (Twitter)
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