A/HRC/30/50 Contents Page I. Mandate on promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal ..................................... 3 II. General outline of the study ............................................................................................................. 3 A. Introduction and objectives ...................................................................................................... 3 B. Legal and social framework ..................................................................................................... 5 C. Instrumental significance of education, training and capacity-building in sport ..................... 7 D. Sport and combating all forms of discrimination and racism .................................................. 7 E. Role of different types of sporting events ................................................................................ 8 F. Business, public-private partnerships on human rights and sport ............................................ 9 G. Incorporating sport to conflict-prevention activities and peacebuilding .................................. 10 H. Media, sport and human rights ................................................................................................ 11 I. Sport and development ............................................................................................................ 12 J. Best practices, national experiences and models to follow ...................................................... 13 K. Challenges: exploring the complexities of using sport to promote human rights, preventing human rights abuses and detrimental practices related to sport ............................. 16 Recommendations ............................................................................................................................ 18 A. National legislation and executive practice ............................................................................. 18 B. Programme support .................................................................................................................. 19 C. Combating discriminatory and other harmful or unfair practices in sport ............................... 21 D. Media ....................................................................................................................................... 21 E. Education ................................................................................................................................. 22 III. 2