The Human Rights Challenges of Mega-Sporting Events
1 May 2014
This report outlines some of the key human rights challenges that come with the planning, delivery, and legacy of a mega-sporting events (MSE). It outlines what is at stake, the in-depth studies, challenges, and responses in relation to several core human rights concerns including:
- land acquisition and the right to housing
- construction of MSE infrastructure
- recruitment of temporary and migrant workers
- procurement and supply chain management
- security provision
The material in this report was originally written for the www.megasportingevents.org website to expand on and advance the research contained in IHRB’s 2013 report “Striving for Excellence: Mega-Sporting Events and Human Rights”. It is accurate and up to date as of May 2014. The www.megasportingevents.org website has since been updated and the original content replaced. The original content has been archived into this series of short reports to maintain their usefulness as early contributions to the body of research on mega-sporting events and human rights.
