The Northern Ireland Sport & Human Rights Forum was established in May 2019, coinciding with the launch of the Declaration on Sport and Human Rights – drafted by the Commission and the Northern Ireland Commonwealth Games Council.
The Forum has been established as a multi-stakeholder platform to facilitate the exchange of knowledge and good practice on sport and human rights issues. It is member-led, with annual surveys to decide the topics of future meetings.
The current chair is Conal Heatley, Business and Operations Manager at Commonwealth Games Northern Ireland.
- Tackling violence against women and girls
- Disability, accessibility and inclusion
- Racism
- Gender identity
- Mental health
- Women and girls in sport
- Safeguarding
- Homelessness
- Crime prevention
Read reports from the recent Forum meetings in the News section below.
Become a member
We would love to hear from sporting bodies and organisations who are interested in joining the NI Sport & Human Rights Forum. The Forum meet three times annually.
