Post: Qualification for and Participation in the Olympic and Paralympic Games -Ensure Safety and Fulfill Duty of Care
...a Liaison Officer as a contact person for all questions concerning hygiene and safety regulations. In our view, the number of liaison officers per delegation should be based on a...
Post: 300+ of International Fencers Call on the IOC & FIE to Uphold the Ban of Russia & Belarus
...the Russian athletes is permissible and, despite unequal treatment, is not to be assessed as a violation of international prohibitions of discrimination. In addition, opinion polls, as recently used by...
Post: The IOC Must Distance Itself from Open Threat and Protect Athletes' Freedom of Expression
...Athletes’ freedom of expression during the Games is not guaranteed at this point. We fear that expressions of opinion will be met with reprisals and disadvantages. Maximilian Klein, Representative for...
Post: Athlete Groups Call on World Anti-Doping Agency to Implement Stronger Reforms
...Athlete Commission United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee Athlete Advisory Council Global Athlete 1 Section 3.2.2.1 of Copenhagen Declaration on Anti-Doping in Sport; 1.3 of Cape Town Declaration 2https://www.uniglobalunion.org/sites/default/files/imce/world_players_wada_governance_17_jul_17_web.pdf...
Post: Response to the Recommendations on the Revision of Rule 50
...justified restrictions on athletes’ expressions of opinion. Of course, freedom of expression can and should find its limits in other fundamental and human rights; a violation of the honor and...
Post: Rule 50: Response to Permission to Promote Diversity and Tolerance on the Field of Play
...the field of play has only recently been confirmed by the IOC. However, blanket restrictions on freedom of expression, for example on the field of play or on the podium,...
Post: Reaction to Revelations of Suspected Chinese Doping: Need for Independent Investigations and Appropriate Consequences
...Committee, in particular from and towards government and sports stakeholders, a completely independent composition of the Executive Committee, the strengthening of independent athlete representation, and equal representation of athletes alongside...
Post: More Participation in the Planning of the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021
...in the midst of the pandemic, but we expect the IOC and the IOC Athletes’ Commission to provide more consistent and better communication on the current status of planning. The...
Post: Ahead of the 2022 Winter Games Sport and Human Rights: Options for Action for Athletes, States, Federations, and Sponsors
...the TOP sponsors have committed themselves to comply with human rights standards based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP). Hence, they should critically reflect on...