Normative action for quality education 2012, para. 78
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“Education systems that lack a strong, clear respect for human rights cannot be said to be of high quality.” In order to nurture quality education, school environments must respect and promote human rights and mutual understanding. Schools can play a central role in the prevention of violence and the promotion of a culture of peace as long as internal practices are guided by strict adherence to human rights principles. Quality education can never be ensured if school systems ignore situations of gender inequality or discrimination against particular groups on ethnic or cultural grounds.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to education
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Education
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
All
Year
2012
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the HRC (2012), A/HRC/20/21, para. 78.