Kick inequality out of the Olympics

It's outrageous! The Olympics is for athletes of all nations, without bar on gender, creed or race - the only demand is that they excel at their sport. Saudi Arabia violates the basic equality rules of the Olympics Charter, no Saudi woman has ever represented her country in the Olympics, and the restrictions on women taking part in sport, recreational or competitive, in the country amount to intolerable discrimination. Girls do not even receive physical education in schools.

Strict restrictions from the Saudi government mean that, for almost all women, athletics are unavailable. Sports infrastructure within the country is non-existent for women, with all sports clubs, referees, trainers and courses off limits to all women. A Human Rights Watch report highlights how "Official sporting bodies hold no competitive sports for Saudi women athletes in the kingdom and do not support Saudi sportswomen in regional or international competitions."

Saudi Arabia appears to be a special case in the eyes of the International Olympic Committee: though it clearly violates the IOC's rules, the committee has never issued more than a feeble slap over the wrist to the Kingdom. We need to kick gender inequality out of the Olympics, sign to call on Cameron and the IOC to ban Saudi Arabia from the 2012 Olympic games unless women are allowed an equal opportunity to compete at the Olympic games.