THE ROLE OF THE OLYMPIC MOVEMENT IN PROMOTING HUMAN RIGHTS

Abstract

This article corresponds to the results of the discussion, reflections and recommendations that resulted from the work carried out by the Francophone Group No. 6 that participated in the conferences of the 16th International Session for Directors and Presidents of National Olympic Academies, held at the Headquarters of the International Olympic Academy between 11-17 September 2020. The French-speaking Working Group was composed of the thirteen representatives of different Olympic academies and international associations of Olympic Academies as detailed in the Introduction section. The author of the drafting of this text, which summarizes the content of this joint work is Mr. Julien Buhajezuk, a member of the French Olympic Academy, who carried out the work of collecting and writing the content of the deliberations and was responsible for presenting the summary thereof to the General Assembly.