FES-CIFEDHOP study “Beyond the procedure: the UPR as a catalyst for public debate on human rights” will be presented FRIDAY 17 MARCH 2017, 10.00 –11.30; ROOM XXVII, PALAIS DES NATIONS, GENEVA
In the HRE 2020's newsletter (august 2015) Global Coalition for Human Rights Education tells us that : « Human rights education is in the top ten most-raised issues within the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process, a peer-review of government's human rights records.
In its newsletter of march 2015, Human Rights Watch calls for a critical reading of the Federal Council report on Swiss human rights foreign policy 2011-2014
HRW has released a Global Survey of Domestic Laws and State Practice Protecting Schools from Attack and Military Use. This report « examines the laws and practices of 56 countries around the world, and evaluates global progress on ensuring that schools and other education facilities are protected during times of conflict.»
The 2014 issue of the « state of the school » – an annual basis publication released by the Department of studies of the french Ministry of Education – shows that inequalities are still active in the french educational system.
« Around 63 million adolescents between the ages of 12 to 15 years are denied their right to an education according to a new joint report from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics and UNICEF, "Fixing the Broken Promise of Education for All – Findings from the Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children". The report and related data tool were sponsored by the Global Partnership for Education.