Deputy minister Nel describes Caster Semenya ruling as major victory for justice SOUND]

# The deputy minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Andries Nel, described the ruling in favour of South African Olympic champion, Caster Semenya as a major victory for justice, equality, and the rights of intersex athletes globally. The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights found that Semenya’s appeal against discriminatory athletics regulations had not been properly heard by the Swiss Federal Tribunal. The department’s spokesperson, Terrence Manase, says Caster Semenya’s case has ignited global conversations around human rights: