The United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights this Wednesday denounced discriminatory slurs against soccer player Vinicius Junior and asked sporting event organizers to put in place “strategies to prevent racism in sport”.
“Vinicius Junior’s insults show the impact of racism in sports. I ask event organizers to use strategies to avoid and eradicate it,” said Volker Thor.
The UN representative believes that in order to eradicate racial discrimination, “it is necessary to start by listening to people of African descent and involving them, taking real steps to solve their main problems.”
Turk assured that the structure he leads is ready to provide “sports federations with guidance on the implementation of human rights policies, combating stigma, racism and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community.”
The UN High Commissioner has established a link between insults against the Brazilian striker and the murder of George Floyd, which took place about three years ago in the United States after an act of police violence.
“It is clear that the problem of police brutality against people of African descent cannot be solved unless it is linked to the broader problem of the systematic manifestations of racism that flood our lives,” he said.
On Sunday, during the match against Valencia, the young Brazilian striker of Real Madrid was once again the target of racist abuse from some fans, which caused reactions from different quarters, namely from Brazilian President Lula da Silva and FIFA leader Gianni. Infantino.
Vinicius has been the target of several racist slurs in recent months, and at the end of January he became the protagonist of an episode that resulted in the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) sending a letter to the organizations that govern football (FIFA, UEFA and CONMEBOL) to request specific measures to punish racist behavior and raise awareness about this issue.
The insults of Vinicius at the Mestalla stadium prompted the Spanish Football League to announce that it will formally demand amendments to legislation to combat violence, racism, xenophobia and intolerance in sports in the coming days after racist insults against the Brazilian. amending the law to combat violence and racism in sports.
Meanwhile, the competition committee of the Spanish federation punished Valencia with a partial closure of one of the stands at the Mestalla stadium for five games.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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