Sports and healthy lifestyles as contributing factors to the right to health 2016, para. 88
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A number of entities involved in the organization and operation of major sporting events and competitions incur indirect rights obligations: the International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee, and the Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA), among others. These bodies have a vital role to play in implementing policies and activities aimed at realizing the right to health in the sporting context. Enhancement of protection of the human rights of athletes should not be perceived as a threat to the continued operation of major events but rather as a means of increasing the confidence of athletes and the public in the integrity of sporting institutions.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Health
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Health, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/33, para. 88.