Tag Archives: human rights

Drafting guiding principles on state obligations concerning private schools: Lessons and strategic considerations from a rights perspective

Posted on 22 January 2018 by GEM Report

By Tom Lowenthal, OxHRH Managing Editor and DPhil Candidate, University of Oxford As the Oxford Human Rights Hub’s course, Learning Lessons from Litigators, helps us to understand, children will not be educated by lawsuits alone: Just as there are tactics … Continue reading →

Posted in Human rights, private schools, privatisation, sdg, sdgs, Uncategorized | Tagged human rights, private schools, RTE campaign, SDGs, target 4.1 | 2 Comments

GEM launches new campaign to help citizens claim their legal Right to Education

Posted on 11 December 2017 by GEM Report

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, RTE campaign, youth | 1 Comment

Stronger accountability can help ensure cases of gender-based school violence are reported (part 2)

Posted on 28 November 2017 by GEM Report

As part I of this blog showed, violent behaviour is rife in schools, and sometimes perpetrated by teachers themselves. Addressing the issue requires a multilevel approach, including effective laws and policies, relevant curricula and learning materials, educator training and support, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gender, Sexual violence, SRGBV, Uncategorized, violence | Tagged human rights, school violence, SRGBV, Target 4.a, violence | 1 Comment

The role of civil society in accountability systems: A human rights perspective

Posted on 20 November 2017 by GEM Report

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 | 1 Comment

Educating refugees: Old ways of working aren’t good enough

Posted on 11 April 2017 by GEM Report

By Aaron Benavot, originally posted on Promising Practices for Refugee Education The plight of refugees is in the news every day, and not a moment too soon. Refugee children and adolescents suffer from having almost all of their rights taken … Continue reading →

Posted in refugees, Refugees and displaced people, Uncategorized | Tagged #Target 4.5, 2019 gem report, education, human rights, IDPs, refugees | Leave a comment

A racist education

Posted on 21 March 2017 by GEM Report

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 | Leave a comment

We need textbooks that are affirming of sexual diversity

Posted on 10 January 2017 by GEM Report

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 →

Posted in curriculum, Human rights, LGBT, LGBTI, sexual diversity, Sexual violence, teaching, textbooks, Uncategorized | Tagged Between the Lines Blog Series, curriculum, education, homosexuality, human rights, LGBT, LGBTI, sexual diversity, target 4.7, textbooks | Leave a comment

Afghan police better their lives – and others’ – with literacy

Posted on 26 September 2016 by GEM Report

Gul Rahman, a patrolman at Paktya Province prison security unit, Afghanistan, has greatly improved his ability to serve as a policeman as a result of his literacy class. He is married and the sole breadwinner for 12 family members. “Afghanistan … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, agricultural development, Asia, Basic education, Developing countries, Equality, legal aid, legal rights, Legislation, Literacy, Marginalization, peace, rural development, sdg, sdgs, Skills, Sustainable development, united nations | Tagged adult education, afghanistan, development, education, human rights, legal aid, target 4.6 | 4 Comments

Sufia, a champion for women’s rights in Bangladesh

Posted on 12 September 2016 by GEM Report

As the 2016 GEM Report shows, many people lack the skills to gain access to complex justice systems, which community based education programmes can help address. Sufia Begum (pictured right) has provided legal aid and essential support to clients seeking … Continue reading →

Posted in Adult education, Asia, Basic education, child marriage, Developing countries, Uncategorized | Tagged bangladesh, education, human rights, law, legal rights, literacy, peace, sustainable development | 1 Comment

‘The future we want’ post-2015: Sustainable development goals

Posted on 26 January 2012 by Pauline Rose

By Pauline Rose, director of the Education for All Global Monitoring Report In his speech to the General Assembly this week, the United Nations secretary-general, Ban Ki-moon, presented his action agenda for the next five years. His speech highlighted many … Continue reading →