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Families begin ‘new’ life in Rio’s Vila Autodromo
Evicted friends reunite in Vila Autodromo. (Pic: Andrea Florence) There was a family reunion in Vila Autodromo last weekend. As well as mothers, fathers, daughters, sons and grandchildren, some of the...
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Film Reviews: Voice of The Fighter is Important
Terre des Hommes’ award-winning documentary, The Fighter has been hailed as ‘important’ and ‘inspiring’ following its screening last week at a film festival in Rio. The documentary was also praised...
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Convention hears our call for formal talks to prevent human rights abuses
Terre des Hommes’ Marianne Meier has presented evidence from our campaign to sports science and education experts from around the world at a high-level convention in Santos – São Paulo, Brazil....
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Stories of forced evictions in Rio go online in English
Agência Pública, a non-profit centre for investigative journalism, has translated testimonies of 100 forced evictions as a result of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games into English for a live database. The...
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What really happened to children in Rio during the Olympics?
What really happened to children in Rio during the Olympics? Find out on September 29th, when we release our briefing, Breaking Records, which exposes the devastating impact of Rio 2016 on thousands...
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“The Olympics are not good for the poor”
What really happened to children in Rio during the Olympics? Watch Pérola’s story. She lives in Vila Autodromo, where 600 families were forcibly evicted to make way for the Olympic Park. Pérola’s...
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“Our memory of the Olympics? Repression”
What really happened to children in Rio during the Olympics? Watch Monica’s story. The youth worker tells us of inhumane overcrowding in juvenile detention centres during the Games. In one crowded...
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“They put us inside a van and beat us”
What really happened to children in Rio during the Olympics? Watch Helena’s story. She tells us that before and during the Games, attacks, including severe beatings, were common for children and young...
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Child rights violations at Rio Olympics exposed
Terre des Hommes has today exposed the devastating impact of the 2016 Olympic Games on thousands of children and young people in Rio. In a briefing entitled Breaking Record: Child rights violations...
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Human and Child Rights organisations meet the IOC to report on violations...
Terre des Hommes, Amnesty International and Nosso Jogo Network met today with Philip French, the IOC’s Director of Public Affairs and Social Development through Sport, to report on child rights...
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‘The Fighter’ screened at Nuremburg Human Rights Film Festival
“Why is the IOC not taking away the Games from a city, if human rights are violated?” “Why are Mega Sporting Events going to countries which allow bad things to happen?” “Why did the TV stations in...
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FIFA pledges to discuss human rights at future World Cups
Terre des Hommes welcomes FIFA’s new mission statement which includes an explicit pledge to discuss the preservation of human rights at future World Cups. In the document, FIFA 2.0: The Vision for the...
View ArticleMajor steps taken… but next comes accountability
Mega Sporting Event organisers have taken major steps forward recently in addressing concerns over human rights, but “implementation and accountability” will be the next hurdles. That was the clear...
View ArticleSRA raises concerns over Minsk’s hosting of European Games
The European Olympic Committees (EOCs) should press the Belarusian government to improve human rights in the country ahead of the 2019 European Games in Minsk, says the Sport and Rights Alliance. In a...
View ArticleIgnacio’s positive outlook for child rights at Mega Sporting Events
Terre des Hommes’ Secretary General Ignacio Packer has painted a positive picture for the protection of child rights at future Mega Sporting Events. Ignacio took part in a panel discussion in Glasgow...
View ArticleMajor steps taken… but next comes accountability
Mega Sporting Event organisers have taken major steps forward recently in addressing concerns over human rights, but “implementation and accountability” will be the next hurdles. That was the clear...
View ArticleWhite papers released on human rights and mega sporting events
Terre des Hommes is supporting the release of the ‘Sporting Chance White Papers’, a series of concept notes which present the latest thinking, practice and debate in relation to human rights involved...
View ArticleIOC receives cities’ bid documents
The International Olympic Committee have confirmed they have received the final set of bid documents from cities bidding to stage the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Budapest, Los Angeles and Paris...
View ArticleOlympics: Host City Contract Requires Human Rights
The move by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to incorporate human rights principles in its Host City Contract could help prevent major abuses by future Olympic hosts, says the Sport and Rights...
View ArticleFIFA: Fan survey shows marginal increase in trust
A global survey of football fans has shown that trust in FIFA has marginally improved under new President Gianni Infantino – but that world football’s governing body still faces a huge task to...
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