The Council of Europe's Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) organised an event on “Safe sport as a space for human rights education” on the sidelines of the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. The event was held on 12 March in hybrid format (Geneva, Switzerland and online) and falls within the framework of the “Start to Talk” project, which aims to protect children and young people from all forms of violence and abuse in sport.
The event was co-organised with the Permanent Mission of Luxembourg to the United Nations Office in Geneva, the Permanent Representation of Luxembourg to the Council of Europe, and the Permanent Mission of Monaco to the United Nations Office in Geneva. It was co-sponsored by the Permanent Missions to the United Nations in Geneva of Albania, Bulgaria, Colombia, Cyprus, Greece, Ireland, Liechtenstein and Portugal, as well as UNICEF.
The objective of the event was to provide a better understanding of how safe and right-respecting sports environments can act as powerful vehicles for children’s human rights enjoyment and promotion. Experts on children’s rights, education and sport discussed international frameworks for human rights education in sport as well as how to ensure a safe space for children in sport, free from abuse and violence.
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