Non-Discrimination & Equality

By erica , 23 January 2019

Right to education handbook

Education is a fundamental human right of every woman, man and child. In states’ efforts to meet their commitments to making the right to education a reality for all, most have made impressive progress in recent decades. With new laws and policies that remove fees in basic education, significant progress has been made in advancing free education. This has led to tens of millions of children enrolling for the first time and the number of out of school children and adolescents falling by almost half since 2000.

By Sergio Rozalen , 6 August 2018

State of Palestine: country report on out-of-school children

Education is the right of every child. It empowers children to thrive. It helps promote greater civic engagement and peaceful communities. It is the most effective investment against child poverty and one of the best economic investments a country can make. This is why every child should be in school. Every child must have access to quality education, so they can fulfill their potential.
By Sergio Rozalen , 26 July 2018

Makangwane: a fight for effective relief to historic injustice

Learners at Makangwane Secondary School in South Africa have for too long been deprived of the fundamental rights enshrined in the constitution but on the 26th of June, 2018 the Polokwane High Court granted an order providing for effective relief to these violations.

By viv , 22 January 2018

The right to education movements and policies: Promises and realities

According to UNESCO, 264 million children and youth are still out of school around the world, and this is only accounting for the primary (61 million) and secondary school (203 million) age population. In particular, the poorest and most marginalised, including ethnic and religious minorities, persons with disabilities, girls, and populations experiencing conflict, are often systematically unable to access and complete a full cycle of quality education.

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By erica , 8 December 2017

Accountability in education: Meeting our commitments (2017-8 youth version)

This youth report, based on findings and conclusions from the 2017/8 Global Education Monitoring report, asks how young people are involved in the process of accountability in education. As students, what are we responsible for in our education and how are we held accountable? How can we make sure other actors–like schools, universities and governments–are held accountable for their responsibilities? These are critical questions, because we know that there’s a long way to go before all young people around the world have access to a quality education:

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