Education (Right to)

Primary tabs

Alternative Report For The Committee On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights For Its Upcoming Session On The People's Republic Of China

The World Uyghur Congress submitted an Alternative Report to the Committee On Economic, Social And Cultural Rights (CESCR). This was in anticipation of the session on the People's Republic Of China. The March 2013 submission addresses the right to just and favourable working...

Submission from IDMC for consideration at the 51st Pre-sessional Working Group of CESCR

The Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) made a submission, in May 2013, to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). The submission was made for consideration at the 51st Pre-sessional Working Group of...

Submissions on the 2nd Report of Hong Kong SAR on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Part Two) for the Pre-sessional Hearing

Hong Kong Unison Limited, in May 2013, made a submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR). Hong Kong Unison’s Submissions on the Second Report of Hong Kong SAR on the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (Part Two) for the Pre-sessional...

Review of Turkmenistan under CEDAW

The Turkmen Initiative for Human Rights submitted a Review of Turkmenistan under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW). The submission was made in October 2012 to the UN Committee on CEDAW, and addresses education, employment,...

Suggestions for disability-relevant recommendations to be included in the Concluding Observations, CEDAW Committee 53rd session

The International Disability Alliance (IDA), in the CEDAW Committee's 53rd session, submitted suggestions for disability-relevant recommendations to be included in the Concluding Observations. The suggestions primarily address education and healthcare.

Click...

Suggestions for disability-relevant recommendations to be included in the Concluding Observations CEDAW Committee 53rd session

The International Disability Alliance, at the CEDAW Committee's 53rd session, submitted suggestions for disability-relevant recommendations to be included in the Concluding Observations. These suggestions address areas such as education, healthcare, and employment....

Alternative written report submitted on behalf of rural women in Gnita, Togo to the UN Committee on CEDAW

FLORAISON, GRADSE and RAPDA-Togo, with the support of FIAN International, submitted an alternative written report on behalf of rural women in Gnita, Togo. The submission was made in October 2012...

How governments are failing on the right to education: Findings from citizens’ reports in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Nepal

This report presents important new findings on the right to education from citizen-led...

Developed by an ESCR-Net Member

Lucy and the right to education: new animated video is a tool to promote ratification of the OP-ICESCR

The NGO Coalition for the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights has released a new animated video to be used as a tool to promote ratification of the Optional...

Developed thanks to the collective work of ESCR-Net Members

Learning Outcomes Assessments - A Human Rights Perspective (2013)

Summary: The Right to Education Project (RTE) has been developing a briefing document over the past few months on learning outcomes. There has been considerable debate and discussion among educationalists revolving around learning outcomes. ...