New Report Challenges the Consequences of Privatisation of Education in Chile
Press Release
(Santiago de Chile, Geneva)
Civil Society condemns the African Development Bank and Other International Organisations’ Support to Privatisation in Education
PRESS RELEASE
Marrakech, 28th November 2014
UIS Launches Consultation on Proposed Post-2015 Global Education Indicators
In the run-up to 2015, when the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) will reach their deadline, several initiatives are underway to formulate a new set of goals and targets for sustainable development.
The Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (OWG), a UN-appointed task force, has released a proposal for the whole development agenda, including education.
UN Adopts Resolution on Early, Child and Forced Marriage
On 22 November, 2014 the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution to end early, child and forced marriages.
The Resolution urges States to: “enact, enforce and uphold laws and policies aimed at preventing and ending child, early and forced marriage and protecting those at risk, and ensure that marriage is entered into only with the informed, free and full consent of the intending spouse.”
Children’s right to education: Where does the world stand?
In Mexico, one out of every two teenagers won’t finish high school. In India, only a third of students get their high school diploma. Even in the U.S., around 5500 high schoolers will drop out before the end of the day.
Another UN human rights committee expresses concerns about privatisation in education in Ghana
Right to Education Project's partners the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR), the Privatisation in Education Research Initiative (PERI), and the Ghana Education Campaign Coalition (GNECC) have released the following press statement:
(Geneva, Accra, London) – In a report published last week, the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) expressed its concerns “about the trend towards privatisation of education and the priority given to schooling of boys over girls” in Ghana.
Human Rights Watch releases report on child marriage in Tanzania
In a new report 'No Way Out: Child Marriage and Human Rights Abuses in Tanzania', Human Rights Watch documents how child marriage severely curtails girls’ access to education, and exposes them to exploitation, violence, and reproductive health risks.
Launching the Online Community for the Privatisation in Education and Human Rights Project
The Privatisation in Education and Human Rights Project is an innovative multi-country research and advocacy project on the impact of privatisation in education on the right to education. This project critically examines the global development of privatisation in the light of human rights standards.
Minorities and Indigenous Peoples
A diverse range of minorities and Indigenous Peoples exist across the world, and one thing they all have in common is that they often face discrimination, marginalisation and exclusion.
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education raises the issue of privatisation at the UN General Assembly
“Education must be protected from the forces of privatisation... Education is not a privilege of the rich and well to do; it is an inalienable right of every child” said today Kishore Singh, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education during the presentation of his report to the UN General Assembly.