Pour le 1er cycle, la France a été examiné le 14 mai 2008. Le prochain examen est prévu entre le 21 Janvier et le 1er Février 2013
The national report deals with education three times, twice concerning Human Rights Education.
9. Human rights education is vital if citizens are to be aware of their rights. It is dispensed through curricula and educational activities based on the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the fundamental treaties. For example, civics is taught in the primary and middle school curricula, and civics, law and social studies are taught in high school.
10. These are supplemented by other educational activities organized on an occasional basis. Since 1988, the René Cassin Human Rights Prize has been awarded by the CNCDH and the Directorate of School Education for the best projects on a human rights theme submitted by middle and high school pupils. The prize may also be awarded for projects on the memory of the slave trade and slavery. To mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the subject of the prize for 2008 is “1948-2008: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights today”. As part of the planned programme of educational activities for 2007-2008, schools are encouraged to take part in national and international awareness days on human rights. This year, awareness-raising activities in schools have focused on the sixtieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Lastly, CNIL has worked closely with the Ministry of National Education and the Children’s Ombudsman to plan human rights awareness activities in schools on the subject of protection of personal data.
42. With regard to the right to education, a Ministry of Education circular dated 25 April 2002 recalled that ordinary law applied to all travellers’ children. They are required to attend school, regardless of the length of stay and location where they are living, and must comply with the same rules on attendance as other pupils. A national survey (2003) showed an increase in school attendance, which varied according to regional education authority, and was especially marked at lower secondary school level. Children whose families have set up their quarters a long way from any school structure, or who travel a great deal, may benefit from 1 of the 42 mobile school units. Intermediary mechanisms exist to provide a “bridge” to the standard curriculum. In each regional education authority an inspector/coordinator is tasked with facilitating, at local level, the enforcement of legal instruments and there are special teachers and special posts to support travellers in many regional educational authorities.
The following NGOs have submitted reports.
The summary by the HCHR mentions education only at point 19.
19. CNCDH took part in the revision of school curricula and the introduction of the national plan of action for education and training in human rights, in the context of the United Nations Decade. 73 DEI noted a discrepancy between educational programmes affirming a commitment to education in human rights and their actual implementation in schools, which continues to be largely theoretical and takes second place to the teaching of so-called “basic” disciplines. 74
(73) Commission nationale consultative des droits de l’homme, UPR submission, January 2008, Paris, p. 5.
(74) Défense des enfants international, section française, UPR submission, January 2008, Saint-Denis, p.4.
France has given no clear response to any of the 33 recommendations received. One of them dealt with Human Rights Education.
19 Increase human rights training for law enforcement officials in response to reports of excessive use of force, notably in detention centres and holding areas for migrants. (United Kingdom)
See all the recommendations http://www.upr-info.org/IMG/pdf/Recommendations_to_France_2008_F.pdf
In the «Mid term follow-up on the recommendations and additional committments», point 25 deals with right to education for recidivist minors (page 24).
25. Continue on the path of favoring integration and social reintegration of recidivist minors.