South Africa: SAHRC to Intervene in Semenya Case

3 September 2021

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has announced that it will be a third party in the appeal matter between 800m runner Caster Semenya and the Swiss Federal Supreme Court which will be heard at the European Court of Human Rights.

Semenya is seeking to overturn a ruling by the Swiss Federal Supreme Court which upheld a Court of Arbitration for Sport ruling to maintain World Athletics' (previously known as International Association of Athletics Federation) change in competition eligibility rules for females in certain races.

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