Sport & Rights Alliance
A global coalition to change the game
The Sport & Rights Alliance is a global coalition of leading NGOs and trade unions bringing about a world where sport is an authentic force for good.
Organisations in the coalition, including ILGA World, work together to embed human rights and anti-corruption across the world of sport.
We use our collective influence to pressure global sports bodies to respect international standards for human rights, labour rights, and anti-corruption, in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
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We represent and engage with athletes, fans, workers, journalists, grassroots organisations and communities most impacted by the human rights risks of sport – especially women, LGBTI people, people of colour, survivors of abuse, and youth.
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Engaging directly with the International Olympic Committee, FIFA, and other sport bodies, we advocate for affected people to exercise their rights and participate in the highest levels of sport decision-making.
Through campaigns and movement building, we leverage sport’s massive, passionate audience to drive global awareness, apply strategic pressure, and propel social change.
Latest news
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Pride Match in Seattle: What happens when the FIFA World Cup and Pride collide?
The Pride Match in Seattle celebrates both Pride and the FIFA World Cup, with Egypt and Iran facing off: solidarity and visibility must come with responsibility, accountability, and a harm-reduction approach
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FIFA: A World Cup without the world
The joy and celebration on display at the 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup should not distract from the unprecedented exclusion, discrimination and misuse of power the U.S. government is conducting away from the spotlight, the Sport & Rights Alliance said
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Olympics: Sex testing harms all women and girls
The International Olympic Committee has no right to become ‘gender police' of the world, ILGA World, Sport & Rights Alliance, Humans of Sport, and over 70 organisations globally said today