this is news africa coming up in the next 15 minutes the new. rules by the international association of athletics federations we'll hear from kenya. in this. new regulation could be a career into. athletes visit a husband school in syria and it's an initiative domestic violence by teaching men not to abuse their wives. i'm christine one the welcome to news africa i'm glad. it's a decision that could reshape the world. this month south africa rana cost us a man you lost her case at the court of arbitration for sport she was appealing rules intended to stop female athletes with high levels from competing in women's
track races now on monday south africa's athletics federation said it would challenge this latest decision but samantha is far from being the only affected run kenya's muggeridge one boy has also faced questions about her strength of all she's often raced against him and yet now worries korea could be brought to a premature end. it doesn't get much better than winning an olympic medal margaret one boy took bronze in the 800 meters behind south african superstar when it comes to cement here at the 2016 rio games but one boy's successes cools down wanted scrutiny pretty questions about her gender and her very identity. we tend to be we have no room to leave well we know this is the high time we are feeling that because you can't we are just natural we did not know. that does not.
like so many boys affected by the idea intersex rules which target female runners with high testosterone levels the idea of athletics governing body says the rules are needed to ensure fair competition for women's track events but they've also left intersects athletes in the dark one boy just $24.00 is now wondering what a future without athletics would look like and what it now and what it knew about the make idea because i did just know that. since i was a small kid and doesn't go knowing that this is my guardian. the idea of a layoff says intersex athletes must reduce their testosterone if they want to continue competing in the female category of their events. perceive in sports top courts despite ruling in favor of the idea of a layoff have concerns about this it said the side effects of hormonal treatment
experienced by individual athletes could with further evidence demonstrate the practical impossibility of compliance one boy is in no doubt for me i'm not going to take medication cause i'm not sick and. even if today i asked now to take medication those are chemicals that you're putting on your you off which you don't know at the end of it what to do affect you later. the intersex debate is complex mixing sporting questions with those of science ethics and i tend to 3 percent the heart of it all are athletes like one boy who simply just want to race. for more on the story of likes of bring in brew some money from where he is in bonn good to see you bruce so we know she won bronze at the 2016 olympics but what more can you tell us about margaret one voice
at the lasix korea. years christine. was born in central highlands that's the tone of nearly and she came into the limelight when she was a good little of the 24 teen idol if junior championships then she's worked so hard to establish herself at the top level in fact if you ask me she comes 2nd after the samina in the 800 metres world ok speaking off the main i think one thing that can be said is that south african authorities have really been garnering support behind we know that the appeal that they announce is pretty much been headed up by the country's athletics federation but i wondered about whether the kenyan 6 bodies all supporting athletes like moderates and others in kenya. quite frankly not at all in fact last week a disk band dropped to athletes sprinters from the team that was to represent kenya
and the idea of wild relays in japan because of having been found to have high levels of testosterone and that's why they had to be docked but speaking of support they have come out clearly to support or defend the. ruling of the court of arbitration in sport saying that i mean it's been a simmering issue even within their own athletes in kenya who've been complaining of unfair competition they say they are running against women who have high levels of testosterone and so they had to take the action if officials say that they didn't want to cause a scene traveling with 2 athletes who have high levels of testosterone and or so one of the official said that they hedged to. 12 would conflict with the world or at least body right how many kenyan athletes opposition effected by the new rules by the i. so far it hasn't been so clear but from these
3 who have been found having high levels just around that is. including one boy and 2 other sprinters were dropped just last week but it's a case that is being looked into especially after the new rules came into effect on may 8th that the athlete is going to but he will still be checking into the athletes and trying to find out who else. is having high levels of testosterone and acting up on ok. thank you welcome. the next story takes us to sierra leone way of violence against women is endemic just a few months ago the country declared the soaring levels of free and national emergency and try to put a stop to this physical and sexual violence has led some organizations to try some unusual approaches we take a look at one that's getting men to go back to school to learn how to stop abusing
their wives. didn't sound i hope they why did. i used to meet my wife i would come home late and bang on the door god awful and walk out of course. we never sat together and talked there was no peace between us. is. time and time again he beat me for no apparent reason not just because once to talking openly about domestic violence has become commonplace and. ever since male villagers were sent back to school almost all of the husbands here regularly battered their wives just like omar us where i come. from many families life was tell. me and always stay with me. sometimes i can always see the end up with my uncle and i saw how he beat his wife me so i copied that he did your congressman as an adult i did the same to my worry that it
will be out. of my. nowadays ammara treats his wife with respect he helps with the housework and accompanies her to the doctor things he never would have dreamt of doing before instead he regularly got drunk and spent time with a girlfriend and beat his wife. but not as you might think. i lived in fear and i cried a lot i know that it's awful i couldn't leave him because i didn't want my children to suffer. one not to say it was he treated me so girly and had a mistress in the cruise a new. one and well that's good for. the father for that a mother and the others attend her husband's twice a month. what are they going to do it was the. discussions can get he went
teachers like a nurse educate students on the necessity of changing their behavior one that's deeply rooted in sierra leone male dominated society. a man is the head of the family he's the breadwinner and has all the rights many see violence against women is a fact of life and poverty makes the situation worse some of them sometimes if men can't bring home any money then the women ask about food if they don't let up after that and the men get even angrier gets angry. also didn't have any money or a job and he beat his wife. now and husband school he learns about gender equality and that his wife is his partner not his property. and that to me. i mean i drank and smoked up and then i'd let my frustrations out on her in the media we if i came home later and my wife was there i would kick at
the door and she asked questions i would hit her. we took up be done. and his wife hala are carrying water home together. it looks harmonious but however remains traumatized by li experience of abuse. has been helping out at home ever since he joined the husband school is still how is wary of her memories. now and i know that when he started beating me i just used to hide but then it got so bad that i had to leave for a year now things have got better he doesn't beat me anymore and the children can finally attend school but he still gets in a bad mood and is threatening when he doesn't have money. the. violence and exploitation were a part of life during sierra leone's decade long brutal civil war in the 1990 s. the country passed a domestic violence law in 2007 punishing abuse by up to 2 years in jail but it's
difficult to enforce women's rights even with a special police force designed to assist families and women in particular. given the power. do business they don't have the source is like getting loans from you know. being said you know that is something to do for does that i have today about a 1000 men attend the 15 husbands schools in sierra leone when they're accompanied by their partners the sessions are called how mama and that's when debate can get heated and loud. but they are dealing with their problems openly and with violence . would signal make out they want to get rich on the idea what order if we set a good example to our children then perhaps the next generation won't be to it's women it is sissy you know you do so and. it's difficult to change social
structures. that have existed for centuries but here in the village. they're trying to do just that. and that is it for now from news africa as always you can catch all our stories and on our website at face book page today will leave you with riches off the kenyan olympian language. that new bad rules regulating high levels of testosterone get women but is the signal the end all for korea when extract i've.

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