We caught up with Hans Erik N\u00e6ss, Professor in Sport Management at the Kristiana\u00a0University in Oslo, Norway, who is one of the speakers at this year\u2019s Sport Future Rendez-Vous which will address the pressing topic of Athletes and Human Rights. The discussions will provide different perspectives and Prof. N\u00e6ss will share his insights as a sociologist and researcher in the field of sport and human rights. Here is a sneak preview!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
How would you define \u201chuman rights\u201d in one sentence?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prof. N\u00e6ss<\/em>: For me, human rights are the institutionalised protection of human dignity, judicial arrangements for protection of what makes us relevant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n What\u2019s your view on sport organisations\u2019 responsibilities in the field of human rights and today\u2019s situation?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prof. N\u00e6ss:<\/em>\u00a0Sport organisations have a responsibility when it comes to human rights, simply because they are powerful. At least the largest governing bodies have tremendous influence on global politics and with that power comes responsibility. The activities of these governing bodies affect so many people that you cannot escape that responsibility of what will happen to those people. I don\u2019t know why some of them still try to do so, for instance by hiding behind the principle of neutrality. Other organisations may simply not be aware of how powerful they are because they are not a state or a major transnational company. However, having said that, overall, I feel things are moving and improving. I am optimistic change will be coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Talking of change, w<\/strong>hat could sport organisations improve in their approach to human rights over the next ten years? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Prof. N\u00e6ss:<\/em>\u00a0I think it will be key to follow through properly the commitments already made, for instance if you think of criteria for hosting major events and related human rights considerations. What happens if human rights commitments in such a context will be breached or if something does not go according to the initial plans? I believe it will be critical to ensure accountability in this important field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Another essential part refers to remedy in case something bad happens. As a researcher, I haven\u2019t seen any plans by governing bodies in this regard, yet. I am very much looking forward to addressing these areas at Sport Future Rendez-Vous later this month as I am always eager to establish the facts, thereby contributing to a constructive discussion and to finding solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About the event<\/strong> We caught up with Hans Erik N\u00e6ss, Professor in Sport Management at the Kristiana\u00a0University in Oslo, Norway, who is one of the speakers at this year\u2019s Sport Future…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1002116,"featured_media":641,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-639","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/sportfuture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/sportfuture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/sportfuture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/sportfuture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1002116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/sportfuture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=639"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/sportfuture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/639\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/sportfuture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/sportfuture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=639"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/sportfuture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=639"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.unil.ch\/sportfuture\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=639"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Jointly organised by ThinkSport and the University of Lausanne (UNIL), the 2022 edition of Sport Future Rendez-Vous will take place on 29 September from 5pm to 7.30pm at the Synathlon Building on the University of Lausanne campus, Switzerland. Other speakers will include V\u00e9ronique Boillet, Professor of Law at the University of Lausanne; Guido Battaglia, Head of Policy and Outreach at the Centre for Sport and Human Rights; and Florian Yelin, Policy and Research Coordinator at the World Players Association. Click here<\/a> to learn more and to save your place.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"