The Global Campus of Human Rights (GC) consists of over 100 leading universities coordinated by eight regional hubs across Europe, South East Europe, Africa, the Asia-Pacific, the Caucasus, Latin America and the Caribbean, the Arab World, and Central Asia. This partnership marks a significant step in aligning high-level academic research and human rights training with the practical challenges of the sporting world.
By joining the Centre for Sport and Human Rights (CSHR), the GC commits to integrating international human rights and labour standards – aligned with the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights – into its work in sport. Furthermore, the network will support the implementation of the Sporting Chance Principles and collaborate on innovative programmes to prepare future change-makers in the field.
Mary Harvey, Chief Executive of the Centre for Sport and Human Rights, said:
“We are thrilled to welcome the Global Campus of Human Rights into our network. To drive systemic change, we need the rigour of academia and the reach of global education. The Global Campus brings an unparalleled ‘glocal’ perspective, with experts on the ground in every corner of the world. Their commitment to exploring sport as a fundamental tool for defending human dignity will be a massive asset to the Responsible Sport Council as we work to close the gap between principles and practice.”
Manfred Nowak, Secretary General of the Global Campus of Human Rights, said:
“The Global Campus is fully supportive of the Centre’s mission to advance a world of sport that respects and promotes human rights. Sport itself, practicing sport, is a human right. With this partnership, we aim to connect our interdisciplinary expertise and our network with the sport ecosystem to contribute to a more just and sustainable future for all.”
The collaboration will see both organisations explore joint opportunities for capacity building, resource development, and the delivery of projects that use sport as a channel for human rights awareness.
About the Global Campus of Human Rights
The Global Campus of Human Rights is the most extensive human rights education network in the world. Coordination by eight regional hubs based in Venice, Pretoria, Bangkok, Yerevan, Buenos Aires, Beirut, Bishkek, and Sarajevo/Bologna, it offers Master’s Programmes, training, and research aimed at fostering new generations of human rights defenders. The Global Campus is supported by the European Union and works in strategic partnership with various international organisations to protect democracy and the rule of law.
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Press Office of the Global Campus of Human Rights
About the Centre for Sport and Human Rights
Launched in June 2018, CSHR works towards a world of sport that fully respects human rights by sharing knowledge, building capacity, and strengthening the accountability of all actors in the sport ecosystem through collective action.
Through the Advisory Council, CSHR brings together an unprecedented alliance of intergovernmental organisations, governments, sports bodies, athletes, hosts, sponsors, broadcasters, civil society representatives, trade unions and employers. These organisations have come together united in the understanding that there is a generation of work to be done to fully align the world of sport with the fundamental principles of human dignity, human rights, and labour rights. All participants in the Advisory Council endorse and commit to promoting the Sporting Chance Principles.
CSHR’s Honorary Chair is Dr. Epsy Campbell Barr, former Vice President of Costa Rica. CSHR’s First Patron is Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.
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Matt Stone
Head of Communications
Centre for Sport and Human Rights
matt.stone@sporthumanrights.org