United Nations holds panel on fighting violence against women and girls in sports [Video]

Female athletes and global human rights leaders called on the United Nations to protect safety and fairness for women in sports during an event at the general assembly on Wednesday. 

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) International, along with leaders at the UN Headquarters in New York City, convened an event to advocate for the human rights of female athletes in the U.S. and across the globe.

Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies, U.S. collegiate athlete Lainey Armistead, ADF International CEO Kristen Waggoner, as well as the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls, Reem Alsalem, addressed government and UN officials, asking them to keep women’s sports fair and female-only.

Alsalem presented a report to the UN General Assembly last week, calling for global protection of women and girls in sports, which she addressed in …