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Sport, Business & Human Rights_ 2019 in Review - Progression, Regression or Procrastination?
2019 was quite possibly the most dramatic year in which the intersection between sport, business and human rights was never far from the attention of
...more2019 was quite possibly the most dramatic year in which the intersection between sport, business and human rights was never far from the attention of global sport leaders and human rights activists.
In this webinar, Brendan Schwab and Gigi Alford (of the World Players Association and Sport & Rights Alliance) and Craig Foster, former international footballer & broadcaster & social justice & human rights campaigner will look back on 2019, including:
- The key cases and campaigns, including Hakeem Al Araibi, Iran’s stadia ban and the tragedy of ongoing athlete abuse
- Providing an assessment of how various sports governing bodies – such as the IOC, FIFA, Commonwealth Sport, World Athletics and WADA – are approaching human rights
- How global sport can embrace the human rights of athletes, and what a genuine voice for athletes actually looks like.
Speakers
- Brendan Schwab, Executive Director, World Players Association, UNI Global Union
- Gigi Alford, Head of Sport and Human Rights, World Players Association, UNI Global Union (also, Coordinator of the Sport & Rights Alliance)
- Craig Foster, former international footballer & broadcaster & social justice & human rights campaigner
Course contents
Discussion on Human Rights
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