Privatisation
Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education : the implementation of the right to education and Sustainable Development Goal 4 in the context of the growth of private actors in education
In this report, the Special Rapporteur examines the implementation of the right to education and Sustainable Development Goal 4 in the context of the growth of private actors in education.
Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education: Public Private Partnerships and the right to education
This report examines public-private partnerships in education, which are inextricably linked to rapidly expanding privatization.
Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education: Protecting the right to education against commercialization
In this report, the Special Rapporteur looks with concern at the rapid increase in the number of private education providers and the resulting commercialization of education, and examines the negat
The non-compliance by France with its extra-territorial obligations regarding the right to education through its investment in Bridge International Academies
France’s investment in the education multinational Bridge International Academies (BIA) has raised serious concerns regarding the extraterritorial obligations (ETOs) of France, in relation to the r
Human rights: universal, inalienable and indivisible
I’m writing this blog on the eve of Human Rights Day, following celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Convention of the Rights of the Child.
Nepal National workshop on the right to education and the Abidjan Principles
Local governments in Nepal are in the process of developing legislation on education following the implementation of the Constitution which delegates responsibility for providing free and compulsory basic education, and free secondary education to local authorities/governments. The National Campaign for Education (NCE) Nepal, brought together representatives from civil society, journalists, teachers, youth groups and local governments for a two-day workshop to discuss the right to education and the Abidjan Principles in the context of Nepal.
Implementing the Abidjan Principles: ASPBAE training workshop in Bangkok
Reflections of Day 1
Case summary: Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) Vs AG, Civil Suit No. 353 of 2016
In this case, ISER successfully petitioned the High Court seeking declarations to the effect that the government policy on public financing of secondary education in Uganda infringes on the rights