5 Key Takeaways from the 76th OMEP World Assembly and Conference on ‘Right from the Start for ECCE: Step Beyond All Together’
Rajakumari Michaelsamy, ECCE Programme Manager at RTE
Tuesday, 30 July, 2024
From 15 to 21 July 2024, I attended the 76th World Assembly and International Conference of the  World Organisation for Early Childhood Education (OMEP) held in Bangkok, Thailand on the theme ‘Right... Read more
Engaging with partners and stakeholders ahead of France’s review by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Céline Rault and Christla Petitberghien
Wednesday, 28 February, 2024
The Sciences Po Law Clinic serves as a bridge between academia and civil society, providing an experiential learning platform for students to address real-world legal challenges and promote social... Read more
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Key principles to guide new developments of the right to education
Delphine Dorsi
Tuesday, 20 February, 2024
The modern world is in a constant process of flux and evolution, shaped and reshaped by technology, globalisation, climate change, and multiple crises. In this context, the right to education is also... Read more
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Challenges and best practices for student activists
Yeliz Inci, Fee Wittenbecher, and Larissa Rosales Lopez
Thursday, 7 September, 2023
On the 25 April 2023, our online roundtable event titled ‘Coming Together for Equal Access to Higher Education: An International Exchange of Strategies, Experiences, and Mobilizations’ brought... Read more
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International students exchange and discuss strategies for action on equality in higher education
Yeliz Inci, Fee Wittenbecher, and Larissa Rosales Lopez
Thursday, 10 August, 2023
On 24 April 2023, the Right to Education Initiative (RTE) and the Global Student Forum (GSF) brought together student activists from four different continents, namely: Africa, Latin America, Oceania... Read more
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South African Constitutional Court confirms that the right to basic education encompasses access to final exams
Mila Harding
Monday, 17 April, 2023
The right to a basic education is one of the only socio-economic rights in the South African Constitution that is unqualified. This means that it is not subject to ‘progressive realisation’ within... Read more
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The right to equality in early childhood care and education: a precondition for the right to education
Rajakumari Michaelsamy
Thursday, 30 March, 2023
This blog highlights the key discussions from a panel session on ‘Strengthening laws, policy, and governance for early childhood care and education: Towards an equal and inclusive education’,... Read more
Inclusion, investment and strengthening legal framework: Key takeaways from the UNESCO World Conference and Declaration on ECCE
Rajakumari Michaelsamy and Delphine Dorsi
Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
The second UNESCO World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education (WCECCE), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from 14-16 November, was convened to mobilise countries and partners to reaffirm the... Read more
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A revolution for higher education: key takeaways from the UNESCO World Higher Education Conference
Delphine Dorsi - @DelphineDorsi and Juliana Lima - @ju_lvcpm
Tuesday, 31 May, 2022
The UNESCO World Higher Education Conference (WHEC 20222) that took place in Barcelona, Spain, from 18-20 May was a great and grandiose event that gathered around 1,500 in person participants - and... Read more
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Threatened by inequalities: the right to higher education in France
Juliana Lima
Monday, 30 May, 2022
On 10 May, we held a roundtable discussion with French State representatives and the academic community on the right to higher education in France, to discuss the issues of territorial inequalities... Read more

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