(Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 24 September 1976 at the 26th meeting of the Ministers’ Deputies) The Committee of Ministers, 1. Recognising that the aim of the Council of Europe is the achievement of greater unity between its Members for the purpose of safeguarding and realising the ideals and principles which are their common heritage and of facilitating their economic and social progress, in particular by pursuing common objectives designed to protect and promote European culture; [...]

The sex control of all the competitors participating in the women’s sporting events in the 1972 Olympic Games will be carried out in accordance with the decisions and instructions of the Medical Commission of the International Olympic Committee. Neither the fact of this examination nor its results will be made public out of deference to the human rights of the individual. [...]