Mini Report No. 2
Report on the Human Rights Media Monitoring Results of the Milan Olympics
March 2026, SHRI
โป "Mini Report" is a brief but insightful publication by the Sports and Human Rights Institute, summarizing current issues in sport, legislative developments, and major research findings.
The 2026 MilanโCortina Winter Olympic Games came to an end on 22 February 2026. Compared with the tremendous enthusiasm that Korean audiences have shown for previous Olympic Games, this year's Olympics appeared to receive relatively limited public attention in Korea.
To monitor human rights violations that may occur during the Olympic Games, examine their structural causes, and explore possible solutions, the Sports and Human Rights Institute organized the "All in Me" Human Rights Media Monitoring Team for the Milan Olympics in February. During the first meeting, participants reviewed the IOC's human rights framework and media guidelines. The team then monitored media reports and Olympic broadcasts, held three discussion sessions to examine various human rights-related issues, and exchange perspectives. As a result of these activities, four essays were produced as follows:
<๐๏ธ Olympics and Human Rights: A Human Rights-Based Guide to Monitoring the Olympics> (Eunju Ham) This essay provides foundational guidance for monitoring the Olympics from a human rights perspective. It examines the IOC's regulations related to human rights and media, and proposes the "MilanโCortina Winter Olympics Media Monitoring Guide" based on these standards.
<โ๏ธ The Principle of Political Neutrality in the Olympics and the Limits of Commemorative Expression: The Skeleton Athlete Case> (Kihwan Kim) This essay analyzes the case in which a Ukrainian skeleton athlete's commemorative helmet was prohibited by the IOC, raising questions about the appropriate balance between freedom of expression and the autonomy of sport.
<๐ Social Movements Responding to the Milan Olympics> (Ihyeon Park) This essay introduces the activities of the "Un-Sustainable Olympic Committee", including organizing demonstrations and protests and hosting alternative sporting events in response to the Olympics.
<๐ข Questions We Still Want to Ask the Milan Olympics> (Co-authored) This essay explores additional issues that could not be fully addressed in the previous articles. Many human rights challenges remain unresolved, including the rights of persons with disabilities, information rights, and the rights of sexual minorities.
Would you like to read and explore the report together with the Sports and Human Rights Institute? Please download the full PDF file below.
Mini Report No. 2
Report on the Human Rights Media Monitoring Results of the Milan Olympics
March 2026, SHRI
โป "Mini Report" is a brief but insightful publication by the Sports and Human Rights Institute, summarizing current issues in sport, legislative developments, and major research findings.
The 2026 MilanโCortina Winter Olympic Games came to an end on 22 February 2026. Compared with the tremendous enthusiasm that Korean audiences have shown for previous Olympic Games, this year's Olympics appeared to receive relatively limited public attention in Korea.
To monitor human rights violations that may occur during the Olympic Games, examine their structural causes, and explore possible solutions, the Sports and Human Rights Institute organized the "All in Me" Human Rights Media Monitoring Team for the Milan Olympics in February. During the first meeting, participants reviewed the IOC's human rights framework and media guidelines. The team then monitored media reports and Olympic broadcasts, held three discussion sessions to examine various human rights-related issues, and exchange perspectives. As a result of these activities, four essays were produced as follows:
<๐๏ธ Olympics and Human Rights: A Human Rights-Based Guide to Monitoring the Olympics> (Eunju Ham) This essay provides foundational guidance for monitoring the Olympics from a human rights perspective. It examines the IOC's regulations related to human rights and media, and proposes the "MilanโCortina Winter Olympics Media Monitoring Guide" based on these standards.
<โ๏ธ The Principle of Political Neutrality in the Olympics and the Limits of Commemorative Expression: The Skeleton Athlete Case> (Kihwan Kim) This essay analyzes the case in which a Ukrainian skeleton athlete's commemorative helmet was prohibited by the IOC, raising questions about the appropriate balance between freedom of expression and the autonomy of sport.
<๐ Social Movements Responding to the Milan Olympics> (Ihyeon Park) This essay introduces the activities of the "Un-Sustainable Olympic Committee", including organizing demonstrations and protests and hosting alternative sporting events in response to the Olympics.
<๐ข Questions We Still Want to Ask the Milan Olympics> (Co-authored) This essay explores additional issues that could not be fully addressed in the previous articles. Many human rights challenges remain unresolved, including the rights of persons with disabilities, information rights, and the rights of sexual minorities.
Would you like to read and explore the report together with the Sports and Human Rights Institute? Please download the full PDF file below.