Equality of opportunity in education 2011, para. 25
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Article 28 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child enshrines the right of every child to education on the basis of equal opportunity. The Committee on the Rights of the Child has recognized the need for identifying and giving priority to marginalized and disadvantaged groups of children, while not neglecting or diluting in any way the obligations which States parties have accepted under the Convention.
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
Children
Year
2011
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the HRC (2011), A/HRC/17/29, para. 25.