All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sport, Modern Slavery, & Human Rights
The APPG brings together Parliamentarians from all political parties with an interest in the issue of modern slavery and sport. The group’s mission is to find solutions to pressing human rights problems affecting large scale sporting events around the world, with a focus on three specific areas; the human rights impacts of the cycle of mega-sporting events, the impacts of the UK Modern Slavery Act on professional sport companies and discrimination in sport in all its forms.
The APPG is chaired by Alex Norris MP and Baroness Young of Hornsey, with the Secretariat provided by the UN Global Compact Network UK and the Centre for Sport and Human Rights.
The APPG holds regular meetings and over the next 24 months, the APPG plans to take evidence (written and oral) from high level, high profile sports administrators, athletes, policy makers, sports governing bodies, journalists, civil society/NGOs, and anyone else that can make a constructive contribution to the reports that will be produced.
For more information, please visit the APPG website here or contact our Business and Human Rights Project Manager, Marcella Mizzi.
Please note that due to COVID-19 restrictions, all formal APPG meetings are suspended until further notice.
As the world confronts the #COVID-19 crisis, the Centre has published a toolkit to support #sports bodies and others in taking a people-centred approach to planning & risk mitigation efforts as they seek to protect public health & support athletes & workers ⬇️ #humanrights
The @CommonsDCMS extended the deadline to June 19 to submit written evidence on the impact of #COVIDー19 on any sectors under the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport's remit https://committees.parliament.uk/work/250/impact-of-covid19-on-dcms-sectors/
Such a happy #HumanRights moment now at #SCF2019 as Hakeem Al Araibi, brave Bahraini refugee footballer unjustly jailed in Thailand, speaks w/ @Craig_Foster about the collective action by many in this room that led to his freedom.
My article on his case https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2018/dec/06/hakeem-al-araibis-case-is-a-true-test-of-fifas-new-human-rights-policy
Hakeem Al Araibi, a Bahraini National Footballer, was wrongfully imprisoned in Thailand for 77 days. 1 year later, in @UN Human Rights chamber, he joins @Craig_Foster to tell his story, and thank his football heroes for keeping him inspired. @GaryLineker @Robbie9Fowler @chiellini https://twitter.com/Craig_Foster/status/1197809171741204480
3On a special day for Hakeem al-Araibi @UN one year after his ordeal he thanks all in Australia & around the world who supported him & together we call on sport & athletes to advocate for & protect human rights for all @SportandRights @hakeem07746464 @Refugees @UNHumanRights
Doha world championships ‘a disaster’, says decathlon record-holder Mayer https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/sep/28/world-athletics-championships-doha?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_gu&utm_medium=&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1569685749
Important that @FIFAcom President Gianni Infantino has spoken out, denouncing the stadium ban affecting women in Iran. We look forward to hearing what developments emerge from the FIFA delegation currently in Iran ahead of October's match.
https://www.fifa.com/about-fifa/who-we-are/news/women-have-to-be-allowed-into-football-stadiums-in-iran
Read @maryvharvey's latest blog on the Centre's participation in @thecgf #CGFGA2019 and tangible opportunities stemming from it. The future looks bright as we continue to build bridges between sports bodies and NHRIs. #RwandaCGF2019
https://www.sporthumanrights.org/en/resources/building-bridges-between-sports-bodies-and-nhris-tangible-opportunities
Commonwealth Games Associations have committed to embedding human rights & influencing social changes in their work following a series of workshops at the CGF General Assembly in Rwanda
#RwandaCGF2019 #Rwanda #CommonwealthSport
https://thecgf.com/news/cgas-commit-embedding-human-rights-and-influencing-social-change