FIFA embraces its responsibility to respect human rights across its operations and relationships.
Through its competitions and its activities to govern and develop football, FIFA generates jobs and investment in infrastructure, promotes the values of equality and fairness and strengthens social bonds among people and countries. This substantial impact brings with it a considerable amount of responsibility.
FIFA recognises its obligation to uphold the inherent dignity and equal rights of everyone affected by its activities.
FIFA is committed to respecting all internationally recognised human rights and shall strive to promote the protection of these rights.
Article 3 of the FIFA Statutes
Human Rights Initiatives
Human rights & anti-discrimination in tournaments
Policy & Guides
Who at FIFA is working on Human rights & anti-discrimination?
Human Rights is a sub-division of the Social Responsibility and Education Division.
The division is responsible for upholding FIFA’s Human Rights Policy and outlines FIFA’s approach to its implementation in accordance with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
Since 2016, FIFA has built a strategic programme to embed respect for human rights across the organisation’s operations and relationships.
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