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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
Photo showing series of placards in a stack in what appears to be a square or plaza. The bottom one reads 'I demand you to institutionalise equality'
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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New report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education focuses on the right to be safe in education
25 July 2025
In June 2025, at the 59th session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education, Farida Shaheed, presented her thematic report on the right to be safe... Read more
Financing a public future - A Collective Statement for UN Public Services Day
23 June 2025
On 23 June, United Nations Public Services Day, we - more than thirty civil society organisations from around the world - are issuing a joint statement. A few days before the Financing for... Read more
RTE published a new guide on Monitoring ECCE from a human rights perspective
24 April 2025
On 16 April 2025, the Right to Education Initiative (RTE) held an online event to mark the launch of a new guide focused on Monitoring the Right to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) from a... Read more
9 years after, UN Human Rights Committee reiterates its concerns about the UK’s financial support to private for profit low-cost private education project
14 March 2025
PRESS RELEASEThis March 2025, the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights released its concluding observations regarding the UK’s implementation of the International Covenant on Economic... Read more
Consultation on the development of Guiding principles on the right to early childhood care and education
16 December 2024
UNESCO has just launched a consultation on the development of Guiding principles on the right to early childhood care and education. The deadline to contribute is 31 of January 2025.The Right to... Read more
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