UEFA and the German Football Association (DFB) today presented the Human Rights Declaration for UEFA EURO 2024 at the Sport and Human Rights conference hosted by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community in Berlin. The declaration states that UEFA and the DFB will uphold and protect human …
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FIFA has held constructive talks with the UEFA Working Group on Human Rights on the eve of the 73rd FIFA Congress, which is taking place in Kigali, Rwanda. The meeting, which was chaired by FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, included the participation of senior representatives from the member associations of …
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To mark the annual celebration of the United Nations adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, we reiterate UEFA’s commitment to using football’s enormous reach and influence to drive respect for human rights. Football is all about sharing a common passion. It brings together people of different …
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FIFA and the World Health Organization (WHO) will mark International Human Rights Day on Saturday, December 10 by reinforcing the message that there is no place for discrimination of any kind, either in football or in society in general. During the FIFA World Cup quarterfinal matches on December 9/10, the …
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A delegation from the UEFA Working Group on Human and Labour Rights met with a delegation from FIFA in Zurich on Wednesday, October 12. The Working Group thanks FIFA for the constructive and positive exchange, in which the following key topics were addressed as part of the ongoing dialogue around …
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UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) President Federico Villegas and FIFA President Gianni Infantino discussed various human rights-related matters and their relation to football and society in a meeting hosted by the HRC President at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The two presidents focused the discussions on the role …
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With 61 days to go until the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off, the German Football Association (DFB) has hosted a congress with representatives from the worlds of sport and civil society to discuss the situation of human rights in Qatar. Opened by DFB President Bernd Neuendorf at the new …
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Following the success of the human rights volunteer pilot project at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup – Qatar, it has been confirmed that the role will be expanded for the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar. The pilot project at the tournament in November and December 2021 involved 12 human …
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This Wednesday, June 1, the Germany national team once again familiarised themselves with the human rights situation in Qatar. At the adidas Campus in Herzogenaurauch, the players, coaches and backroom staff listened to reports from people who shared both their personal experiences of Qatar and their individual expectations of the …
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The FIFA President today, March 15 met with the Qatar Minister of Labour, Dr. Ali bin Samikh Al Marri in Doha. With the 2022 FIFA World Cup – Qatar kicking off in just over 250 days, the discussions focused on the important progress achieved in the area of workers welfare …
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