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Protecting education against commercialization 2015, para. 116
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- States should put in place an elaborate framework of regulations that are prescriptive, prohibitory and punitive, in order to control private providers.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protecting education against commercialization 2015, para. 114
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- Bearing in mind the issues highlighted in the present report, the Special Rapporteur would like to offer the recommendations below.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Privatization and the right to education 2014, para. 121
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- No private school or educational establishment should be allowed to operate unless its credentials and standards are verified by designated public authorities.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Privatization and the right to education 2014, para. 111
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- Governments should foster the possibility for any entity or individual to initiate legal action in the case of abusive practices by private providers as public-interest litigation.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 130
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- Governments should encourage civil society and non-governmental organizations to play a valuable role in engaging the public in debates on the impact of digital technology on the right to education, giving full consideration to the importance of access, quality and equity in education.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 129
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- Parliamentarians play a vital role in developing laws and policies that promote the use of technology in the education sector. Legislation should explicitly protect the right to education, including in procurement legislation and commercial laws.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 126
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- The obligation of States to provide inclusive, equitable, non-discriminatory education of a high quality for all must be carefully preserved in any implementation of digital technologies in education. The predominance of English in online education negatively affects the provision of education in other languages.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 121
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- The forces of privatization behind the spread of digital learning and education creating a marketplace in education must be exposed through public debate so as to prevent the commoditization of education. The corporate sector should not impinge upon the function and autonomy of education.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 118
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- While recognizing the importance of opportunities arising from the use of information and communications technologies, States should not forget to look into the downside of such use and the impact of the digital divide on the education system and, in particular, on those who remain marginalized, on the future generation and on society at large.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 117
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- In the light of the above, and taking into consideration the challenges that digital technologies pose to the right to education, the Special Rapporteur offers the recommendations set out below.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 115
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- The Special Rapporteur recalls that the Education 2030 framework for action specifically calls upon Governments to harness information and communications technologies to promote quality and effective learning. It also recognizes the importance of education as a public good.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 113
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- In the light of their obligations under the norms and principles of the right to education, States must ensure that digital technologies do not impair universal access to education or equality of opportunity in education. Nor should they be allowed to erode the concept of education as a public good.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 112
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- Digital technologies are negatively affecting the cause of education by impairing the ability of students to contemplate and think critically, by scuttling human values in education and by paving the way for the commodification of education.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 111
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- Moreover, the implications of digital technologies and copyright must be examined critically in order to better understand the rights to access to knowledge and information.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 110
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- The use of digital technologies carries the risk of undermining human values in education and the quality of education, especially as regards degrees and diplomas that are fraudulently delivered.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Lifelong learning and the right to education 2016, para. 112
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- The intellectual community and civil society organizations should foster public debate on issues of key importance in lifelong learning. Research, events and expert consultations and advocacy on lifelong learning should be encouraged and supported for a greater understanding of lifelong learning and greater awareness of its importance in societies in the twenty-first century.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Lifelong learning and the right to education 2016, para. 110
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- UNESCO and ILO should reinforce their activities for operationalizing the normative framework for lifelong learning and provide technical assistance to States. They should also step up their advisory services for transforming education systems in a spirit of lifelong learning.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Lifelong learning and the right to education 2016, para. 105
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- Furthermore, Governments should take special care that such policies and strategies are effectively implemented. The corporate sector, employers and social partners, including civil society and local communities, should be involved and encouraged to work with public authorities in designing programmes for lifelong learning.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Lifelong learning and the right to education 2016, para. 104
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- In line with a normative framework, Governments should adopt the necessary policies and strategies for lifelong learning. A number of frameworks from countries mentioned in the present report may serve as inspiration but should be implemented in consultation with interested stakeholders to address each State's circumstances.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Lifelong learning and the right to education 2016, para. 98
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- However, many countries still lag behind that evolution in embracing the concept of lifelong learning. They are not adequately equipped with a national legal framework or the policies and strategies necessary to direct their education systems towards lifelong learning.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protecting education against commercialization 2015, para. 127
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- The Special Rapporteur would like to urge the United Nations human rights treaty bodies to give special consideration during their dialogues with States to the negative impacts of private providers and whether their operations are regulated and controlled in accordance with human rights law and internationally established frameworks of the right to education.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protecting education against commercialization 2015, para. 121
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- As noted in a recent study, the UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning should undertake a full-scale investigation of corruption in privatized education and of the fraudulent and corrupt practices of private providers.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protecting education against commercialization 2015, para. 120
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- Nationally designated authorities should undertake full-scale investigations of fraudulent practices, including tax evasion by private providers who reap profits in the name of education. States should ensure that the financial operations of all private providers are regularly scrutinized and that this information is publicly shared.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protecting education against commercialization 2015, para. 119
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- Punitive measures are necessary to ensure compliance with standards and the law. Sanctions must be applied when private providers perpetuate social injustices, while criminal proceedings are necessary for fraudulent and corruption practices.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protecting education against commercialization 2015, para. 118
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- Prohibitory regulations are necessary to outlaw and stop discriminatory practices, for-profit education and false commercial propaganda. Education is a public function and a social responsibility. No private provider should be allowed to establish for-profit education and aggrandize private interests to the detriment of public interest.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protecting education against commercialization 2015, para. 113
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- Guided by principles of social justice and equity, as well as human rights law, regulating private providers is essential to mitigate the potentially deleterious and negative effects on students, education systems and societies. In this, Governments can be inspired by numerous decisions by courts and emerging jurisprudence.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Public-private partnerships in education 2015, para. 139
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- The State remains primarily responsible for fulfilling the right to education on account of its international legal obligations. It must discharge its responsibility as the guarantor and regulator of education as a fundamental human right of every child.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Public-private partnerships in education 2015, para. 138
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- Public sector borrowing is normally the lowest-cost way to raise money and improving tax collection and reducing national and international tax avoidance can do more to increase education spending than any amount of private investment. Financial support for education can also be mobilized through corporate social responsibility.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Public-private partnerships in education 2015, para. 137
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- Public-private partnerships in education should not lead to reduced government investment in education, but should be complementary to the maximum resources that Governments can provide for the right to education.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- All
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Public-private partnerships in education 2015, para. 136
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- Parliamentarians, in particular members of education commissions or committees, play a key role in laying down regulatory frameworks for public-private partnerships in education. They should ensure that the right to education is fully respected, protected and fulfilled in their country.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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