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Forced marriage: A brutal barrier to a child’s education
Friday, 9 November, 2018
Abusing a child’s human rights by forcing them into marriage is a global problem that spreads far across different cultures, ethnicities and religions. With 1 in 5 girls in the world said to be... Read more
How much does quality education per student cost in public schools in Brazil?
Brazilian Campaign for the Right to Education
Monday, 10 September, 2018
Under the theme “How much is quality public education in Brazil” the Brazilian Campaign for the Right to Education hosted an event to launch the Brazilian Edition of 2018 Global Action Week earlier... Read more
Makangwane: a fight for effective relief to historic injustice
Vuyisile Malinga , SECTION27
Thursday, 26 July, 2018
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... Read more
Using international accountability mechanisms: A test case for private education in Kenya
Linda Oduor-Noah
Tuesday, 22 May, 2018
This post was originally published on the World Education Blog on May 16, 2018Bridge International Academies (Bridge) is a multinational, for-profit chain of low cost private schools that entered the... Read more
Evidence before marketing: recalling the known, independently verified facts about Bridge International Academies
113 NGO and civil society organisations
Monday, 23 April, 2018
This post was originally posted in Norrag's website. After over two years of research and engagement, 88 organisations published an open letter on the 1st March 2018 calling on the 24 known investors... Read more
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New report: The right to education of migrants - The barriers they face and how states should remove them
29 November 2018
Migration and displacement are global issues that present profound challenges to countries in a number of different ways. One such challenge is the impact of migration and displacement, both within... Read more
European Parliament bans EU development aid funding to commercial private schools
16 November 2018
PRESS RELEASE(Brussels, Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid, Paris, Rome, 16 November  2018) In a breakthrough Resolution adopted this week, the European Parliament declared that the European Commission must... Read more
Venezuela ratifies OP-ICESCR
12 November 2018
On 10 October 2018, Venezuela became the 24th state party to the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR).The Right to Education Initiative... Read more
New UNESCO's digital campaign highlights the legal significance of the right to education
16 October 2018
UNESCO launched a digital campaign on the right to education to unpack the legal significance of the right to education and the major challenges that are blocking its path. Through a series of videos... Read more
UNESCO publishes concept note on the World Teachers' Day 2018
4 October 2018
On the occasion on World Teachers' Day 2018 on 5 October, UNESCO has published a concept note to highlight that the right to education is not just about access to education but also includes quality... Read more
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