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Right to education : the case of refugees, migrants and stateless children

Sáb, 01/10/2015 - 11:32 — CIFEDHOP

In CRINmail latest issue, Child Rights International Network denounces the denial of the right to education in many countries such as Switzerland, France, Koweït and Québec (Canada).

In Switzerland, « despite the European Court of Human Rights ruling, this country will keep sending back families in Italy in accordance with the Dublin régulation ».

« Protecting Education Personnel from Targeted Attack in Conflict-Affected Countries »

Sáb, 01/03/2015 - 14:27 — CIFEDHOP

Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (2014). 

In Canada, thousands of children are deprived of their right to education

Lun, 08/25/2014 - 12:25 — CIFEDHOP

In Canada, thousands of children are denied their rights to free education. Most of the time their parents are undocumented workers. In order to allow those children to attend school, public authorities require school fees even though public compulsory education is free all over the country.  With a few fortunate exceptions though such as the Toronto school board where the « don’t ask, don’t tell » principle was adopted in 2006.

Schools and universities as part of the battlefield

Sáb, 06/21/2014 - 09:10 — CIFEDHOP

The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack (GCPEA) has recently released a four goals study : better inform international and national efforts to prevent schools, universities, students, teachers, academics and other education staff from being attacked ; encourage the investigation, prosecution and punishment of the perpetrators of attacks ; share knowledge about effective responses ; and help those who have been attacked to recover and rebuild their lives by providing rec

The first four issues of the Human Rights Review on open access

Lun, 05/12/2014 - 02:20 — CIFEDHOP

The Human Rights Review is an academic review on law, especially in the field of human rights. It is ediited by the Center on research and fundamental rights  of the Paris-Ouest Nanterre La Défense University. It is a six-monthly publication including a thematic collection and papers on topics freely chosen as well.

UPR : Impacts on the Ground

Jue, 03/20/2014 - 10:13 — CIFEDHOP

A study drawn up by UPR tends to show that Universal Periodic Review delivers results on the ground.

 

« According to UPR Info's data, three years after a State’s review, approximately 48% of the recommendations have triggered action by the Government. In other words, by extrapolating this data, almost 1 recommendation out of 2 has produced results at mid-term.

Canada faces a crisis on aboriginal living conditions : UN investigator

Jue, 10/17/2013 - 08:53 — CIFEDHOP

Canada faces a crisis on aboriginal living conditions : UN investigator

The Global Corruption Report: Education

Jue, 10/03/2013 - 11:57 — CIFEDHOP

Transparency International has just released a report showing that the sector of education is quite vulnerable to corruption.

France : nearly 6 000 children with disabilities will be deprived of their right to education in special education settings

Mié, 08/21/2013 - 07:28 — CIFEDHOP

Due to a lack of space, nearly 6 000 disabled children will be forced to stay at home at the beginning of school year 2013 – and this is most likely the tip of the iceberg only.

In a progress report issued in July 2012 (PDF), senators Claire-Lise Campion and Isabelle Debré have estimated that nearly 20 000 disabled children subject to compulsory education are not attending school.

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