Category Archives: Human rights
GEM launches new campaign to help citizens claim their legal Right to Education
Although the majority of countries recognize the right to education through international and national law, the fulfilment of the right to education is far from being a reality. This is why we have launched a campaign to make sure the … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Human rights, Uncategorized, Youth
Tagged accountability, human rights, right to education, youth
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Having a disability shouldn’t affect your access to education
Everyone has the right to education but for some people accessing this education is far harder than it should be. Marking December 3, which is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are focusing on some of the barriers … Continue reading
Posted in Equality, Equity, Human rights, Inclusion, legal rights, Uncategorized
Tagged #Target 4.5, disability, equality, equity, Inclusion, inclusive education, inequality
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Teachers are central to any effective response to school-related gender-based violence (part 1)
School-related violence can be physical, psychological or sexual; occur on school grounds, in transit or in cyberspace; and include bullying, corporal punishment, verbal and emotional abuse, intimidation, sexual harassment and assault, gang activity and the presence of weapons among students. … Continue reading
Posted in Gender, Human rights, school violence, Sexual violence, SRGBV, Uncategorized
Tagged Gender, school violence, SRGBV, Target 4.a, violence
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The role of civil society in accountability systems: A human rights perspective
By Zama Neff, director of Human Rights Watch’s Children’s Rights Division From girls in rural Afghanistan, to children in immigration detention on the US-Mexico border, to grandmothers fleeing war in Sri Lanka, throughout my career working on children’s rights, I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in accountability, Conflict, Human rights, Uncategorized
Tagged accountability, civil society, conflict, human rights, Target 4.a
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A racist education
By Kassiani Lythrangomitis I was born in a racist country, with a racist president, and racist laws. My neighbour was a racist. I went to a racist school that did not allow black children to learn in the same space … Continue reading
Posted in Conflict, curriculum, Democracy, Ethnicity, Human rights, Uncategorized
Tagged conflict, curriculum, human rights, racism, south africa
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We need textbooks that are affirming of sexual diversity
This blog looks at the way that textbooks can help or hinder the tolerance of sexual diversity. It is part of a series of blogs on this site published to encourage debates around a new GEM Report Policy Paper: Between … Continue reading
With the “Rise of Children,” So Too Must Textbooks Reflect Children’s Rights
This blog looks at the way that textbooks cover children’s rights. It is part of a series of blogs on this site published to encourage debates around a new GEM Report Policy Paper: Between the Lines, which looks at the … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Arab States, Asia, Basic education, curriculum, Human rights, Teachers, teaching, textbooks, Uncategorized
Tagged Between the Lines Blog Series, target 4.7
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