Snapshot co-organized by the Working Group on Business and Human Rights and Centre for Sports and Human RightsIn the past decade, the UNGPs became the authoritative framework in the world of sport, in particular for organizing and staging mega-sporting events (MSEs), like the Olympic and Paralympic Games, or world or regional championships of a specific sport. A smart mix of human rights policies, requirements and provisions in hosting regulations and contracts, and human rights strategies, working groups, advisory boards, and guidances are currently in place, issued by sports bodies, governments and international organizations.
While there has been a strong increase in human rights standards, the information on the way these standards are being enforced is just emerging. This snapshot session reflects on the effectiveness of
human rights due diligence measures that were implemented for UEFA’s EURO 2024 that took place in Germany in the summer of this year, with a specific focus on the Human Rights Advisory Board and grievance mechanism that UEFA and the event organizers established. A conversation between members of the board and representatives of UEFA will highlight some of the challenges and lessons learned regarding human rights due diligence for mega-sporting events.
