MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova plans to send appeals to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as well as IOC President Thomas Bach in defense of the rights of Russian and Belarusian athletes, she said on Wednesday. Moskalkova said in a post on Telegram that sports have become a vehicle for dirty politics. She also said the latest decisions of the International Olympic Committee that teams from Russia and Belarus can’t be allowed to participate in international competitions, while the international federations are advised to create commissions to decide whether to allow Russians to compete as neutral athletes, taking into account the athletes’ public statements, participation in rallies and demonstration of symbols in support of the special military operation, don’t instill optimism . Aren t there a lot of conditions? Especially those who grossly violate the rights and freedoms of our athletes, making them second class professionals. In defense of the rights of Russian and Belarusian athletes, I am sending a relevant appeal to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and to Mr. Thomas Bach, Moskalkova said.

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MOSCOW, March 29. /TASS/. Russian Human Rights Commissioner Tatiana Moskalkova plans to send appeals to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights as well as IOC President Thomas Bach in defense of the rights of Russian and Belarusian athletes, she said on Wednesday. Moskalkova said in a post on Telegram that sports have become a vehicle for dirty politics. She also said the latest decisions of the International Olympic Committee that teams from Russia and Belarus can’t be allowed to participate in international competitions, while the international federations are advised to create commissions to decide whether to allow Russians to compete as neutral athletes, taking into account the athletes’ public statements, participation in rallies and demonstration of symbols in support of the special military operation, don’t instill optimism . Aren t there a lot of conditions? Especially those who grossly violate the rights and freedoms of our athletes, making them second class professionals. In defense of the rights of Russian and Belarusian athletes, I am sending a relevant appeal to the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and to Mr. Thomas Bach, Moskalkova said.