Activities
Learn about upcoming SRA webinars, workshops and press conferences.
Upcoming Activities
Advocacy Tools & Strategies for People Impacted by Abuse in Sport
Elevating Advocacy Skills to Advance Rights & Ensure Justice The next workshop hosted by the Athletes Network for Safer Sports will provide a space to exchange knowledge and experiences in advocacy efforts on ending abuse both within and outside of sport. The goal is to support people impacted by abuse in sports who want to […]
Previous Activities
Women’s EURO in Switzerland: Opportunities and risks from a human rights perspective
Event co-organised by Amnesty International Switzerland and Sport & Rights Alliance Kickoff for a discussion on the human rights risks of the Women’s European Championship in Switzerland and on the responsibility of sports associations. Event co-organized by Amnesty International Switzerland and the Sport and Rights Alliance. Wednesday, 18 September 2024 18:30 – 21:00 | Spittelsaal, […]
Holistic & Collective Care Strategies for People Impacted by Abuse in Sports
Join Our First Wellbeing Workshop The Athletes Network for Safer Sports, a program of the Sport & Rights Alliance, invites you to the first of a series of webinars designed to support athletes and allies impacted by abuse in sports in their healing and advocacy journeys. Our first event will discuss wellbeing strategies, trauma-informed practices, […]
Meet & Greet: Athletes Network for Safer Sports
Meet the Network Advisory Council Join us for our first online event to meet the people behind the Athletes Network and learn more about becoming a member. Date: Wednesday 29 May 2024 Time: 10:00 New York // 11:00 São Paulo // 16:00 Zurich // 17:00 Nairobi Event format: This 60-minute session will be interactive and conversational, and may […]
Play the Game 2024
Sparking Change & Clearing Sport The 13th edition of the Play the Game conference held in Trondheim, Norway, this February, brought together academics, journalists, athletes, human rights defenders and other stakeholders in the sports world to discuss the most pressing issues in international sport. The Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) participated in the forum with representatives presenting […]
Latest News
- Olympics: Overturn Athlete’s Disqualification for Speaking Out
Olympic Authorities Violated Manizha Talash’s Right to Free Expression (Nyon, August 16, 2024) – The disqualification of the Olympic breaking athlete Manizha Talash for promoting gender equality should be overturned and remedied, the Sport & Rights Alliance said today. Talash, an Afghan refugee breaker known as “b-girl Talash,” was disqualified from the Paris 2024 Olympics’ breaking competition… Read more: Olympics: Overturn Athlete’s Disqualification for Speaking Out - Global: Saudi Arabia bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup whitewashes human rights record while joint bid for 2030 leaves key gaps
Analysis shows Saudi Arabia has still failed to commit to fundamental reforms Saudi Arabia has failed to meet FIFA’s own human rights requirements in its bid for the 2034 men’s World Cup, Amnesty International said today following the publication of its ‘Bid Book’ for the 48-team tournament. Key gaps also remain in plans for the… Read more: Global: Saudi Arabia bid for the 2034 FIFA World Cup whitewashes human rights record while joint bid for 2030 leaves key gaps - Boxing: Online Abuse Has No Place in Sport
The Sport & Rights Alliance Supports International Olympic Committee’s Inclusion Framework (Nyon, Switzerland, 02 August 2024) – The online abuse and hateful rhetoric directed at Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-Ting is unconscionable, unfounded and must stop, the Sport & Rights Alliance said today. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has made clear the boxers… Read more: Boxing: Online Abuse Has No Place in Sport