AMTV/LAUSANNE, Dec, 14 – Today, The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced the composition of its Advisory Committee on Human Rights. This follows the approval of its Strategic Framework on Human Rights by the IOC Executive Board in September 2022. The Advisory Committee’s mission is to provide the IOC with strategic guidance and advice on human rights risk management.
Nine members, the majority of them independent
Created in 2018 as a direct result of Olympic Agenda 2020, the IOC Advisory Committee is composed of nine members with a majority of independent external experts, including representatives from the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), civil society and TOP Partners. All have been selected for their knowledge of sport and human rights. Four of them are IOC members, including two athletes. Six are women and three are men, coming from all the continents.
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka as new Chair
The Committee will be chaired by the former United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, Dr Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, and she will bring a wealth of expertise to the Committee. She was UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women from August 2013 to August 2021, and prior to that served as Deputy President of South Africa, where her focus was on combating poverty.
Dr Mlambo Ngcuka succeeds the former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, HRH Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, who decided not to continue in this position. Prince Al Hussein played an instrumental role in building the basis for the IOC Strategic Framework on Human Rights.
“We are extremely pleased and honoured that Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka has accepted to chair the IOC Advisory Committee on Human Rights,” said IOC President Thomas Bach. “Mrs Mlambo Ngcuka has devoted her career to issues of human rights, equality and social justice, and her experience will help the IOC enhance respect for human rights across our three spheres of responsibility.”
He continued: “I would like to thank Prince Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein for his work and invaluable contribution that laid the foundation of the IOC Strategic Framework on Human Rights for the Olympic Movement.”
HRH Prince Al Hussein said: “I welcome the IOC’s public commitment to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, which is part of the new Strategic Framework on Human Rights. I am glad that I could be part of the journey that led to the approval of this document, which represents a significant step for the organisation. I wish all the very best to my successor Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka,” he concluded.
“I am a firm believer that we can only build a fair, safe and peaceful world if there is universal respect for equal rights of all human beings. The respect of human rights must be inherent to the work of all organisations, and the IOC has fully understood this with the approval of its Strategic Framework on Human Rights”, said Dr Mlambo Ngcuka. “It is a privilege for me to provide guidance and deliver, together with the other eight members of the Advisory Committee, on the IOC’s commitment to respect human rights at all levels of its activities.”
The members of the IOC Advisory Committee on Human Rights are:
External independent member
Ms Sylvia SCHENK, OLY bridges the worlds of sport, human rights and integrity. She was Senior Advisor for Sport at Transparency International, and previously served as the President of the German Cycling Federation and as a member of the Management Committee of the International Cycling Union. She is the Chair of the Working Group on Sport at Transparency International (TI) Germany. A former athlete and a lawyer by training, specialised in Compliance and Human Rights, Ms Schenk has a good relationship with civil society actors active in the world of sport, and is currently a member of the Sport and Rights Alliance (SRA).
Ms Lene WENDLAND is the Chief Officer in the Business and Human Rights Unit at the UN OHCHR in Geneva. She is an expert on the UNGPs. Her office produces interpretive advice, guidance and training relating to the dissemination and implementation of the UNGPs for states, business, civil society and other relevant stakeholders. Ms Wendland has advised sport bodies on their human rights strategies in the past.
Ms Clare IERY is the Chief Human Rights Counsel, Senior Director at P&G. In that capacity, she is in charge of developing and implementing P&G’s “Respecting Human Rights” programme. In addition, she works to ensure strong governance and compliance practices, and supports P&G’s priority areas of Community Impact, Equality & Inclusion and Environmental Sustainability.
Dr Seree NONTHASOOT is a human rights expert whose work has been widely recognised in both Thailand and ASEAN. He served in the ASEAN Intergovernmental Commission on Human Rights (AICHR) as Thailand’s representative from 2013 to 2018, during which time he pioneered AICHR’s work on business and human rights and supported engagement with civil society. On 14 September 2020, the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) elected him to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) for the 2021-2024 term.
IOC Members
Mr Seung Min RYU, OLY has been the first Vice-Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission since 2021. In addition, he serves on the following IOC commissions: Sustainability and Legacy, Olympic Education, Olympic Programme and Coordination of the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad Los Angeles 2028, and on the Board of Directors of Olympic Channel Services S.L. (Spain). Mr RYU is an Olympic champion in table tennis for South Korea (Athens 2004).
Ms Sarah WALKER, OLY has been the second Vice-Chair of the IOC Athletes’ Commission since 2022, and currently chairs the Steering Committee for the Athletes’ Rights and Responsibilities Declaration. In addition, Ms Walker serves on the following IOC commissions: Coordination for the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024, Future Host Commission for the Games of the Olympiad, and Technology and Technical Innovation. Ms Walker is an Olympian in BMX for New Zealand (Beijing 2008 and London 2012).
Mr Luis Alberto MORENO is currently the Managing Director at Allen & Co., a private investment bank. Prior to holding this position, Mr Moreno served as President of the Inter-American Development Bank from 2005 until 2020. Mr Moreno was Colombia’s Ambassador to the United States from 1998 until 2005. Mr Moreno joined the IOC as a member in 2016, and has been the IOC’s Permanent Observer to the United Nations since 2019. He chairs the Public Affairs and Corporate Communications Commission and is a member of the following ones: Digital and Technology, Olympism 365 and Coordination for the Games of the XXXIV Olympiad Los Angeles 2028.
Mrs Dagmawit Girmay BERHANE is an Ethiopian sports administrator who served as the President of the Ethiopian Olympic Committee from 2004 and 2008, and has held and still holds various positions at the national, continental, and international levels of sports federations and within the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), from 2009 until today. Mrs Berhane joined the IOC as a member in 2013 and currently sits on the following commissions: IOC Members Election, Finance, Audit Committee, Coordination of the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad Paris 2024 and Coordination of the Games of the XXXV Olympiad Brisbane 2032, and on the WADA Foundation Board. Professionally, Mrs Berhane is an advocate of health and sexual reproductive health rights through the promotion of maternal health and family planning.
An ambitious mission
The IOC Advisory Committee on Human Rights is one of the objectives of the IOC Strategic Framework on Human Rights to be implemented by 2024. It is a key instrument to help the IOC meet its human rights responsibilities and address the organisation’s salient human rights risks through a comprehensive strategic approach and policy.
It will aim to:
Advise the IOC Session, the IOC Executive Board and the IOC President on human rights matters, to enable them to make informed, balanced decisions in line with the IOC Strategic Framework on Human Rights. Provide strategic advice and input on priority human rights topics and related activities as identified in the IOC Strategic Framework on Human Rights. Provide a constructive review of the IOC Strategic Framework on Human Rights, policies and progress reports, and issue recommendations from time to time.Advise on ways to minimise human rights risks in the context of the Olympic Games and the Olympic Movement. Suggest major institutions that could support the IOC in achieving its human rights objectives.
Advise the IOC on the interpretation of the UNGPs within the Olympic remit.
Approved by the IOC Executive Board in September this year, the IOC Strategic Framework on Human Rights covers and provides specific action plans for each of the IOC’s three spheres of activity: the IOC as an organisation; the IOC as owner of the Olympic Games; and the IOC as leader of the Olympic Movement. It builds on the work undertaken over the last few years by the IOC to address human rights questions within the scope of its responsibility, and recent recommendations from experts.
3月14日华盛顿报道，美国联邦通信委员会（FCC）主席卡尔（Brendan Carr）今天威胁要吊销一些新闻媒体公司的执照，以呼应特朗普总统此前对这些媒体对美国和伊朗战争的报道及批评。 卡尔在社交媒体上发文称：“那些传播骗局和歪曲新闻——也就是所谓的‘假新闻’——的广播机构，现在有机会在执照续期审查到来之前纠正其做法。法律规定得很明确：广播机构必须以公共利益为导向进行运营；若做不到这一点，它们将失去执照。” 虽然卡尔并未点名具体的媒体公司，也没有列举任何他认为报道失实的具体新闻事件。不过，卡尔的这篇帖子引用了特朗普总统今天上午在社交平台“真实社交”发帖谈及，美军停在沙特的5架空中加油机。 特朗普总统写道：“这5架飞机中，有4架几乎毫发无损，且已恢复执勤。正如‘假新闻’在头条报道中所宣称的那样，这些飞机无一被摧毁，甚至连接近被毁的程度都远未达到。” 联邦通信委员会作为一家独立的联邦政府机构，负责向各新闻广播电台或电视台颁发为期8年的运营执照；这些电台大多归属于各大电视网络旗下，并由其负责运营管理。值得注意的是，该委员会并不直接向哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS），全国广播公司（NBC）、美国广播公司（ABC）或福克斯（Fox）等大型新闻电视网络机构本身颁发执照。 特朗普总统曾多次指责一些媒体在报道美国与伊朗的冲突时发布虚假信息。2025年9月，特朗普总统就曾表示，那些对他进行负面报道的电视网络，“或许”应当被吊销执照。他当时称，做出此类决定的权力将“取决于”卡尔，而卡尔正是他在当年早些时候亲自任命的。 卡尔去年在回应脱口秀主持人坎摩尔（Jimmy Kimmel）针对柯克（Charlie Kirk）遇刺案嫌疑人发表言论时指出：“目前对迪士尼公司而言是一个极其严重的问题”的数小时后，美国广播公司便于9月中旬停播了坎摩尔主持的节目。 特朗普总统对播出该节目的美国广播公司做出的这一决定表示赞赏。后来，该档名为《坎摩尔直播秀》（Jimmy Kimmel Live!）的节目在停播近一周后才恢复了播出。
3月14日巴格达报道，据2名伊拉克安全官员透露，今天凌晨，一枚导弹击中了位于伊拉克首都巴格达美国大使馆。社交媒体上广泛流传的一些视频及图片也显示，浓烟及火焰从该使馆位置升起。 自2月28日伊朗遭遇美国和以色列发动的大规模先发制人的军事袭击之后，一直对驻扎有美国军事基地的中东邻国发动持续不断的导弹和无人机袭击。 美国驻伊拉克大使馆及领事馆今天发布紧急警告，敦促所有美国公民立即撤离伊拉克，因为亲伊朗民兵组织正加大对美国目标的袭击力度。 美国大使馆在一份安全警报中指出，受伊朗支持的团体已在伊拉克全境，包括伊拉克库尔德斯坦地区对美国公民及与美国相关的设施发动了无差别袭击。 美国驻伊拉克大使馆表示：“美国公民应立即撤离伊拉克。” 该使馆告诫美国公民，切勿试图前往位于巴格达的美国大使馆或位于埃尔比勒的美国领事馆，因为伊拉克领空内持续面临导弹、无人机和火箭弹袭击的威胁。 美国使馆还重申了美国国务院针对伊拉克发布的第4级“切勿前往”旅行警告，这是最高级别的旅行警告。 该警告指出：“鉴于恐怖主义、绑架、武装冲突、内乱以及美国政府提供紧急服务的能力有限，请勿前往伊拉克。” 美国驻巴格达大使馆今天发布这一通告之前，据报道有一枚导弹于今天凌晨击中了美国驻巴格达大使馆院内的一处直升机停机坪及办公大楼。 该大使馆表示：“与伊朗结盟的恐怖主义民兵一直在煽动并针对伊拉克全境（包括伊拉克库尔德地区）的美国公民及与美国相关的目标发动无差别袭击。美国公民应立即撤离伊拉克。” 此外，美国国务院宣布，将悬赏1000万美元，以征集有关伊朗新任最高领袖穆杰塔巴（Mojtaba Khamenei），以及“伊朗伊斯兰革命卫队（IRGC）及其下属各分支机构关键领导人”的情报。 美国战争部长赫格塞斯（Pete Hegseth）昨天在五角大楼表示，美军正在“重创伊朗激进政权的军事力量”；他还声称，已故伊朗最高领袖哈梅内伊（Ali Khamenei）之子穆杰塔巴已受伤，且“很可能已毁容”。…
3月13日华盛顿报道，美国中央司令部今天证实，6名美军官兵于前一天遇难；当时，一架参与针对伊朗“史诗狂怒行动”的美军KC-135空中加油机在伊拉克西部坠毁。 美国中央司令部在其通过社交媒体发布的声明中表示：“此次事件的具体情况正在调查之中。不过，这架飞机的损毁并非由敌方火力或友军误击造成。” 该声明还指出，遇难官兵的身份信息将暂不公布，直至其家属接到通知满24小时后方予公开。 俄亥俄州州长德温（Mike DeWine）今天晚间在社交媒体上发文称，该州副州长已向他通报，在6名美军遇难官兵中，有三人是俄亥俄州本地人，隶属于俄亥俄州空军国民警卫队第121空中加油联队。 此次坠机事故发生后，自2月28日美国与以色列对伊朗发动战争以来，美军阵亡官兵的总人数已升至13人；其中包括伊朗对美军驻科威特军事基地发动的报复袭击中丧生的6名官兵，以及在沙特阿拉伯丧生的一名官兵。 据报道，美国官员透露，他们怀疑此次事件可能涉及空中相撞，但目前仍在进行调查。 美国战争部长赫格塞斯（Pete Hegseth）今天上午在五角大楼举行的新闻发布会上表示：“战争即地狱，战争充满混乱；正如我们昨天目睹的那样——随着我们的KC-135加油机发生那场悲剧性的坠毁事故——厄运随时可能降临。他们全都是美国的英雄。” 美国参谋长联席会议主席、空军上将凯恩（Dan Caine）表示，事发当时，该坠毁机组人员正执行战斗任务，但飞行空域属于友军控制区。 凯恩说道：“在接下来的数小时乃至数日里，请大家将这些英勇的空军官兵、他们的家人、朋友以及所属部队铭记于心。我们的官兵为了挺身而出、履行国家赋予的使命，做出了巨大的牺牲。这再次提醒我们，联合部队的奉献与承诺究竟付出了怎样的真实代价。” 此前，美国官员3月12日透露，另一架美军KC-135空中加油机也在此次事件中受损，但已于当天安全着陆；不过，截至今天上午，尚无关于该架飞机的进一步详细信息。 据航班追踪服务 FlightRadar24…
3月13日华盛顿报道，美国总统特朗普今天宣布，在美军对波斯湾进行的一次具有历史意义的轰炸突袭中，位于伊朗哈尔克岛（Kharg Island）的的军事目标，即掌控伊朗90%石油出口的装载地，已被美国空袭“彻底摧毁”。 特朗普总统今天在社交平台“真实社交”上发帖宣布：“就在片刻之前，奉我的指令，美国中央司令部执行了中东历史上最猛烈的一次轰炸突袭，彻底摧毁了伊朗这颗‘皇冠上的明珠’——哈尔克岛上的每一个军事目标。” 伊朗哈尔克岛位于距伊朗海岸约16英里的海域，面积约为美国纽约曼哈顿的三分之一，掌控着伊朗90%的原油出口。 特朗普总统表示，该岛的石油基础设施并非此次打击的目标，但如果伊朗政权不允许船只通过霍尔木兹海峡，这些设施可能会在未来的空袭中遭到打击。 特朗普总统表示：“我们的武器是世上迄今为止最强大、最尖端的；但出于人道考量，我选择不摧毁岛上的石油基础设施，然而，一旦伊朗或任何其他方采取行动干扰船只在霍尔木兹海峡的自由与安全通行，我将立即重新审视这一决定。” 据美国《华尔街日报》报道，这场代号为“史诗狂怒行动”（Operation Epic Fury）已经持续2周对伊朗的大规模军事打击，直至今天的空袭发生之前，并未波及该岛，甚至在战事爆发后，伊朗的原油出口量反而有所增加。 《华盛顿邮报》本周早些时候的报道称，外界普遍认为美国和以色列都热衷于在对伊朗战争中的某个阶段夺取哈尔格岛（Kharg）。 据报道，有专家们声称，若伊朗失去对这座对石油产业至关重要的岛屿的控制权，恐将面临灭顶之灾。 特朗普总统今天早些时候曾表示，夺取哈尔克岛“这并非我优先考虑的事项，但这只是众多选项之一；而且，我随时可能在转瞬之间改变主意。” 特朗普总统在宣布此次轰炸行动时强调，对于美国军方选择攻击的任何目标，“伊朗根本毫无防御能力。在我的第一任期内，乃至当下，我已将我们的军队重建为全世界范围内迄今为止杀伤力最强、实力最雄厚、效率最高的武装力量，对于我们想要攻击的任何目标，伊朗都毫无防御之力，他们对此根本无能为力！” 特朗普总统指出，伊朗“永远不会拥有核武器，也永远不会具备威胁美利坚合众国、中东地区，乃至整个世界的能力！” 特朗普进一步呼吁伊朗军方成员以及所有与该政权有牵连的人士“放下武器，去挽救他们国家仅存的一切，尽管剩下的已所剩无几！”
3月13日华盛顿报道，受美伊战争局势引发的债券收益率上行影响，美国抵押贷款利率今天飙升至2025年9月以来的最高水平。 据《每日抵押贷款新闻》（Mortgage News Daily）的数据显示，美国30年期固定利率抵押贷款的平均利率已升至6.41%。这是自9月第一周以来的最高利率水平，但仍低于去年同期录得的6.78%。 抵押贷款利率走势通常与美国10年期国债收益率保持大致同步，而后者在周五再次上扬。 《每日抵押贷款新闻》首席运营官格雷厄姆（Matthew Graham）写道：“对于那些预期债券能在充满不确定性的时期充当‘避风港’的投资者而言，这一现象似乎有悖常理。然而，一旦战争对通胀预期产生直接影响，其冲击力将足以抵消债券原本可能具备的任何‘避风港’效应。” 据抵押贷款银行家协会（MBA）的数据显示，尽管美国上周利率已开始上行，但购房者的抵押贷款需求却不降反升；然而，本周利率的新一轮飙升恐将给本已面临诸多重大阻力的美国春季楼市泼上一盆冷水。 全美最大房屋建筑商之一的Lennar 公司，今天公布了令人失望的第一季度财报，该公司首席执行官米勒（Stuart Miller）指出，当前大盘面临的阻力包括“高企的抵押贷款利率、购房负担能力的受限、消费者情绪的谨慎，以及地缘政治的不确定性——尤其是近期伊朗局势冲突所带来的影响。” 就在短短两周前，美国房贷利率还曾一度回落至多年来的低点，短暂触及 5.99% 的水平。而如今，得益于低利率本可节省的那部分购房成本已荡然无存。 如果购买大致相当于全美房价中位数的价值…
3月13日华盛顿报道，美国哥伦比亚特区联邦地区法院首席法官博斯伯格（James Boasberg）裁定，撤销2份美国司法部大陪审团的调查美联储主席鲍威尔（Jerome Powell）的传票。这2份传票是美国联邦检察官办公室（USAO）皮罗（Jeanine Pirro）开展的一项刑事调查的一部分，并被发送给美联储。皮罗法官在随后举行的新闻发布会上表示，美国司法部将对博斯伯格的这项裁决提起上诉。 皮罗检察官在华盛顿举行的新闻发布会上对博阿斯伯格的裁决进行了猛烈抨击，指出该裁决实质上“阉割了大陪审团调查犯罪的能力”，并称其为一名“激进法官”，并指责该裁决“完全脱离了法律依据”。 皮罗表示：“其结果是，鲍威尔如今仿佛披上了一层‘豁免金钟罩’，致使我的办公室无法对美联储展开调查。这种做法是错误的，且毫无法律授权可言。”她指出，该裁决实质上意味着：只要法官认定某位调查对象“无可指摘”，大陪审团发出的传票便可被视若无睹。 皮罗还表示：“这位法官把自己挡在了大陪审团的门槛上，全然不顾既定的法律程序，强行将大门紧锁，从而阻挠了大陪审团履行其应尽的职责。” 博斯伯格（James Boasberg）在已于3月11日签署，并于今天正式解密公布的裁定书中称，联邦检察官的传票仅仅是一个借口，其目的是向美联储主席鲍威尔（Jerome Powell）施压，迫使鲍威尔投票支持特朗普政府降息政策或辞职。 博斯伯格（James Boasberg）在该裁决书中写道：“有充分证据表明，这些传票的主要（如果不是唯一的话）目的，就是为了骚扰并施压鲍威尔，迫使他要么向总统屈服，要么辞职让位，以便由一位愿意屈从的继任者来担任美联储主席。而在天平的另一端，政府方面完全没有提供任何证据，证明鲍威尔除了‘令总统不悦’之外，还犯下了任何罪行。因此，本院必须认定，政府为这些传票所提出的种种理由，不过是些借口罢了。” 今年1月，美联储主席鲍威尔声称，美联储已收到来自美国司法部大陪审团传票，这是针对他本人展开的一项持续性刑事调查工作的一部分。 鲍威尔称，这些传票暗示可能会针对他在2025年6月出席参议院银行委员会听证会时的证词提起刑事起诉。鲍威尔声称，他因拒绝迅速大幅降息而招致特朗普总统的强烈不满。美国司法部此次调查鲍威尔的核心内容，是他针对美联储办公大楼一项历时多年的翻修工程所发表的言论。截至目前，这项调查并未导致任何刑事指控。 博阿斯伯格在裁决书中大量引用了特朗普总统的言论，并指出此次刑事调查背后的动机，似乎源于特朗普总统向美联储施压以降低利率的意愿。…