Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 127
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In the context of its ongoing work on the development of a global convention on the recognition of higher education qualifications, UNESCO could address the issue of the awarding of fake degrees and certificates and consider becoming a repository of all nationally recognized degrees and diplomas. UNESCO should also advise States to implement a national-level system of legal action against the awarding of fake degrees and diplomas and against fraudulent practices.
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Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to education
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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Education
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
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Year
2016
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Conclusion / Recommendation
Reference
SR Education, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/37, para. 127.