RTE discussed the right to pre-school education at NORRAG webinar
On 29 May 2024, RTE’s director, Delphine Dorsi, participated, as a discussant, in NORRAG online event on The Right to Pre-School Education.
RTE, AfCEN, and Oxford Human Rights Hub organised an online training on monitoring and reporting ECCE from a human rights perspective
The Right to Education Initiative, in partnership with the Africa Early Childhood Network (AfECN) and Oxford Human Rights Hub, organised an online training focussing on monitoring and reporting early childhood care and education (ECCE) from a human rights perspective in Africa with a focus on how to engage in advocacy with UN treaty bodies.
Joint Contribution to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education on AI's human rights-based use
Together with the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) and Campaña Latinoamericana por el Derecho a la Educación (CLADE), we have submitted a joint contribution to the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education.
RTE co-sponsors event at the World Bank Civil Society Policy Forum Spring Sessions
On April 19, a session entitled ‘The Impact of IFC Investments in Education: The Accountability Gap and Lessons for Other DFIs Organizers’, took place at the World Bank Civil Society Policy Forum Spring Sessions. The panel discussion was led by the East African Centre for Human Rights (EACHRights), and co-sponsored by the Right to Education Initiative, Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GIESCR), ActionAid, and Oxfam.
RTE, alongside 45 partners, urges investors to immediately divest from Bridge International Academies following damning report
In March, the Compliance Advisor Ombudsman’s (CAO) published its Compliance Investigation Report into the World Bank International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) investment in Bridge International Academies (BIA).
RTE, AfECN and Oxford Human Rights Hub launch online training on monitoring and reporting ECCE from a human rights perspective
RTE has partnered with the Africa Early Childhood Network (AfECN) and Oxford Human Rights Hub to launch an online training, in English and French, which will focus attention on monitoring and reporting on ECCE from a human rights perspective in Africa, with particular focus given to how to engage in advocacy with UN Treaty bodies.
Celebrating 5 years of progress on the right to education: the Abidjan Principles turn 5
On 13 February 2024, international experts, academics, education stakeholders and representatives of regional and international human rights systems gathered to celebrate five years since the adoption of the Abidjan Principles, a reference text and rapidly recognised authoritative resource on the right to education.
RTE stands alongside more than 300 civil society organisations urging the UN to ensure defenders can continue to participate online
More than 300 organisations, among them RTE, have sent a joint letter to UN representatives, raising major concerns about access and participation of civil society organisations in UN spaces, following the decision to limit participation for UN human rights bodies and mechanisms to in-person only.
Read the letter below.
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Engaging with partners and stakeholders ahead of France’s review by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
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 change.
Key principles to guide new developments of the right to education
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 at an inflection point.