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The IOC as the leader of the Olympic Movement

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#### The IOC works closely with the Olympic Movement, especially the [National Olympic Committees](https://olympics.com/ioc/national-olympic-committees) (NOCs) and [International Federations](https://olympics.com/ioc/international-federations) (IFs) on human rights matters.

### Athletes’ Rights

Putting athletes at the heart of the Olympic Movement is one of the three shared missions of the Olympic Movement.

The IOC endorsed the [Athletes’ Rights and Responsibilities Declaration](https://olympics.com/athlete365/athletes-declaration/) to demonstrate its commitment to athletes. The purpose of the Declaration is to ensure that sports organisations and athletes discuss and address the matters that affect them most. The IOC developed [guidance for NOCs and IFs](https://olympics.com/athlete365/app/uploads/2024/02/2024-01-Droits-Athletes-EN-11.pdf) to tackle the most pressing issues for athletes.

### Safe sport

Preventing and responding to harassment and abuse faced by athletes is one of the most pressing issues that the IOC has been striving to address in recent years. Through its work on [safe sport](https://olympics.com/athlete365/what-we-do/integrity/safe-sport/), the IOC is actively taking steps to protect athletes from all forms of harassment and abuse in sport.

### Child Rights

The IOC deploys a number of measures to ensure that elite youth athletes (U18) are looked after and are safe during IOC events. In addition, the IOC has committed in its IOC Human Rights Strategic Framework to better understanding the gaps and opportunities in ensuring respect for and promotion of the child rights of elite youth athletes across the Olympic Movement whilst ensuring fair play.

It recognises that sports provide incredible opportunities for youth athletes, but also that their age and period of development can make them particularly vulnerable and at-risk for potential harm.

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At all times, the IOC recognises and upholds human rights, as enshrined in both the Fundamental Principles of the Olympic Charter and the IOC Code of Ethics.

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Respecting Human Rights

The IOC takes action at three main levels to improve the promotion of and respect for human rights, and to deliver on its human rights responsibilities.

The IOC as an organisation is taking a number of steps to deliver on its human rights responsibilities in its own operations.

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For the IOC as the owner of the Olympic Games, the objective is to ensure that human rights are upheld in the host selection process, and in the organisation and delivery of the Olympic Games.

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In a significant step towards reinforcing the rights and responsibilities of athletes across the Olympic Movement, the Athletes' Declaration Steering Committee released a comprehensive implementation guidebook.

The IOC as the leader of the Olympic Movement

The IOC works closely with the Olympic Movement, especially the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and International Federations (IFs) on human rights matters.

Athletes’ Rights

Safe sport

Child Rights

Other areas of work

Athletes’ Declaration Guidebook