FIBA, Basketball’s World Governing Body, Reverses Controversial Headgear Ban
FIBA - basketball's world governing body - today announced that it will allow basketball players to wear headgear from October 2017.
In an important decision, FIBA's Mid-Term Congress unanimously ratified the new headgear rule after its first ever Mid-Term Congress. The decision to overturn the...more
04 May 2017.
UEFA Announces New Human Rights Requirements for 2024
European football's governing body UEFA has outlined specific criteria on human rights risk management for the first time in its requirements for hosting Euro 2024, developed with input from the Sport and Rights Alliance.
In March, UEFA confirmed that either Germany or Turkey will be awarded...more
01 May 2017.
FIFA Joins Mega-Sporting Events Platform for Human Rights
FIFA – the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (International Federation of Association Football) – football’s global governing body, has joined the Steering Committee of the Mega-Sporting Events Platform for Human Rights (MSE Platform).
The MSE Platform is an emerging...more
25 April 2017.
Olympic Host City Contracts to Explicitly Include Human Rights Protections
The International Olympic Committee announced today that as of 2024 new host city contracts will for the first time include explicit human rights protections. The new contracts make specific reference to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which outline the human...more
28 February 2017.
11 White Papers Published on Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights
Today, the Mega-Sporting Events Platform for Human Rights (MSE Platform) publishes the Sporting Chance White Papers, a series of 11 white papers that present the latest thinking, practice, and debate in relation to key human rights issues involved in the planning, construction, delivery, and legacy...more
31 January 2017.
The 2016 Sporting Chance Principles on Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights
IHRB, the U.S. Department of State, and Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs co-hosted the global “Sporting Chance Forum on Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights” on 13th-14th October 2016 in Washington, D.C.
The Forum convened more than 130 senior officials, executives, and experts to...more
24 October 2016.
Diverse Coalition Commits to Making Human Rights Central to Mega-Sporting Events
Mega sporting events have the potential to help catalyse greater respect for human rights and international labour standards. The efforts of public and private actors involved in the delivery of these events contribute to a range of benefits including new jobs, improved infrastructure such as...more
20 June 2016.
ILO, ITUC, IOE & OHCHR Issue Joint Statement on Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights
The International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organisation of Employers (IOE), the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) have issued a joint statement in advance of a two-day meeting on Human...more
17 November 2015.
Robinson and Ruggie Open Letter to FIFA on Human Rights
In a letter to FIFA President Joseph “Sepp” Blatter, Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, and John Ruggie, former UN Special Representative on Business and Human Rights, on behalf of the Institute for Human Rights and Business (IHRB), urge football’s...more
11 June 2014.
