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Impact of Covid-19 on the right to education In Kenya
Catherine Jelimo - catherine@hakijamii.com
Tuesday, 1 September, 2020
On March 15, 2020, the Kenyan government abruptly closed all schools and colleges nationwide in response to COVID-19, disrupting nearly17 million learners countrywide. The closure of institutions not... Read more
Unaccompanied minors out of school: France must act to protect and grant them access to education
Laure Fletcher
Friday, 28 August, 2020
The beginning of the school year is approaching and unaccompanied minors are left behind and  will not be able to enrol school on 1 September. Below is an update on the current situation that... Read more
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Migrant youth in France face administrative battle to finish their education
Laure Fletcher and Carole Coupez @CaroleCoupez
Tuesday, 4 August, 2020
In France, the health crisis has exacerbated the educational exclusion of young foreign adults. For many, this period has made it impossible to go through all the administrative procedures necessary... Read more
Higher education in France: Why territorial inequalities matters
Ana Clara Cathalat @anacathalat
Tuesday, 26 May, 2020
Since 2018, the Right to Education Initiative has partnered with the Human Rights Clinic of the Sciences Po Law School to monitor and advocate for equal access to higher education in France using RTE... Read more
Territorial inequalities affecting equality of opportunity in higher education in France
Ana Horvatin - ana.horvatin@sciencespo.fr
Monday, 9 March, 2020
Since 2018, the Right to Education Initiative has partnered with the Human Rights Clinic of the Sciences Po Law School to monitor and advocate for equal access to higher education in France using RTE... Read more
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News
Africa: RTE co-hosts webinars on the right to education with the participation of judges
28 August 2020
RTE, together with the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Global Initiative on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), held webinars on 24 and 31 July 2020.The discussions... Read more
UN expand the definition of the right to education to connectivity and urges governments to ensure its access during and beyond covid-19
10 August 2020
Before covid-19, the educational finance gaps and inequalities in learning opportunities were already visible, and the pandemic has only exacerbated these issues. Since the covid-19 pandemic has led... Read more
COVID-19 and the right to education: Collated resources
6 August 2020
The impact of the covid-19 pandemic on education has been huge. Unesco estimates that the pandemic has affected nearly 90% of the world's students. That's 1.54 billion learners out of school in 185... Read more
South African court rules that nutrition is a central component of the right to basic education
29 July 2020
On 17 July, the North Gauteng High Court in South Africa ruled that learners are entitled to receive school meals as part of the National Schools Nutrition Programme (NSNP), which was suspended due... Read more
RTE presented the Abidjan Principles in a webinar on protecting education in conflict
22 July 2020
On the 20th of July, RTE participated in a virtual launch for the 2nd edition of Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict: an International Law Handbook organised by the British... Read more
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