Quadrennial Panel Discussion on Promoting Human Rights through Sport and the Olympic Ideal (2024)
6 videos • 34 views • by UN Human Rights Council On 1 July 2024, at its 56th session, the Human Rights Council held its quadrennial panel discussion on promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal with the theme of promoting inclusiveness in and through sports. Speakers included: Mr. Volker Türk, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Mr. Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee Ms. Alexandra Xanthaki, Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights Mr. Yiech Pur Biel, Olympic Refuge Foundation Board Member and Member of the first Refugee Olympic Team Rio 2016 Ms. Najlah Imad Al-Dayyeni, Table Tennis Paralympian in Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Ms. Ginous “Gigi” Alford, Director of Sport and Human Rights at the World Players Association