Athletes are more and more often using their fame to advance social causes. In this article from The Conversation, David Rowe examines the Sochi Olympics and the challenge of the activist athlete.

Leading up to the opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Swedish human rights watchdog Swedwatch has put the focus on the Olympics sponsors’ responsibility to work for human rights in Olympic host countries.

Migrant workers in Qatar's construction sector are exposed to routine abuse and exploitation, argues a new report from Amnesty International released yesterday, which calls on FIFA to address the issue.

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) claims that the annual death toll among migrant workers on Qatar’s construction sites will reach 600 a year unless action is taken.

Calls for boycott of a mega-event because of the host country's national politics are never far away, and the image battle rages in the media. In this article from The Conversation, David Rowe examines the relationship between sport and politics.

Currently, the IOC faces great international pressure because of Russia's new, strict anti-gay laws. Andreas Selliaas comments on the situation and on whether the IOC ought to take a greater political responsibility.

At UNESCO’s international conference of sports ministers in Berlin there was wide agreement on the need to strengthen the global action against match-fixing and other types of corruption in sport. But the Berlin Declaration does not commit any actors to concrete action.