Not until after former NFL player Ray Rice was captured on tape dragging an unconscious woman who is now his wife off a hotel elevator in February 2014 did any of the four major leagues have a formal policy.
Article:
https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nhl/predators/2018/09/19/nfl-domestic-violence-sexual-assault-child-abuse-nba-mlb-nhl/1335799002/
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Now, President Obama is bringing the NBA to Africa, where sexual violence is part of everyday life.
I’ve always loved basketball because it’s about building a team that’s equal to more than the sum of its parts. Glad to see this expansion into Africa because for a rising continent, this can be about a lot more than what happens on the court. https://t.co/lghcLaUN9a— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) February 16, 2019
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/15/world/africa/south-sudan-rape-sexual-violence.html
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Although the video for the announcement of President Obama's involvement in African basketball features a few girls, how many of these teams are going to be female teams:
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In order to determine which teams will be participating in the venture, the NBA and FIBA are jointly planning to conduct qualification tournaments later this year to identify the 12 teams that would represent several countries — including Angola, Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia. There will be no more than two teams from any single country in the league.
Article:
https://www.theroot.com/nba-fiba-and-our-forever-president-barack-obama-are-j-1832675610
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Also, are U.S. professional, male sports going to bring their attitudes about domestic and sexual violence with them, to countries and regions where the sadistic hatred of women is considered normal?
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In Africa, FGM is known to be practiced among certain communities in 29 countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda and Zambia.
Article:
https://www.unfpa.org/resources/female-genital-mutilation-fgm-frequently-asked-questions
