"Risks perpetuating the systemic injustice faced by sexual violence survivors": WTA Peng Shuai U-turn heavily criticised by Amnesty International

The WTA will return to China later this year despite not getting from China what it wanted a few months ago, a move that has been heavily criticized by Amnesty International.

Despite the WTA publicly stating that they will not return events to China until the Peng Shuai situation gets resolved, the Tour will make a return to the country with an updated calendar to be published soon. The organisation merely got assurances from the country that the player is safe and free however there was no formal investigation which was one of the requests by the WTA.

Amnesty Intertional heavily criticised the move:

“To date, there’s no independently-verifiable evidence that can prove Peng Shuai is truly safe and free. We’re reminding the WTA of the structural hurdles many survivors of sexual violence in China face when seeking justice and remedy. Returning to China without continuing to push for an independent investigation into Peng’s accusations risks perpetuating the systemic injustice faced by sexual violence survivors in the country.”

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