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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. 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. 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. 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.
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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. 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.
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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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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.
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- 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.
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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
- 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.
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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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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. 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.
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- 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. 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.
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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
- 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. 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.
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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. 135
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- The human rights treaty bodies should give special consideration in their dialogues with States to examining their reports for linkages between public-private partnerships and increased privatization, with a view to identifying any repercussions for the right to education.
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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. 134
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- Governments should strengthen existing human rights mechanisms, such as national human rights institutions and ombudspersons, or create special mechanisms to regularly oversee the operations of public-private partnerships in education, with suo motu investigatory powers to look into alleged violations by private partners and any abusive practices.
- 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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Public-private partnerships in education 2015, para. 128
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- States must create a comprehensive regulatory framework to control public-private partnerships in education that is prescriptive, prohibitive and punitive. Laws and policies in many countries should be modernized to respond adequately to the challenges of public-private partnerships.
- 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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Public-private partnerships in education 2015, para. 126
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- In all situations, public-private partnerships must be underpinned by State responsibility and social interest in education. States should also recognize that, in the case of technical and vocational education and training, public-private partnerships have characteristics that are very distinct from those in basic or higher-level 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
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Assessment of the educational attainment of students 2014, para. 97
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- The Special Rapporteur would like to make the following recommendations to United Nations and intergovernmental bodies: The United Nations agencies should take a coordinated interest in assisting in the development of educational assessment systems that meet international human rights standards and which are also conducive to skills development as part of quality imperatives.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- N.A.
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Assessment of the educational attainment of students 2014, para. 88
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- Regarding periodic reviews of national curricula, the Special Rapporteur recommends that: Governments periodically review their national curriculum to ensure that its contents are updated and in conformity with the values and objectives of education laid down in international human rights conventions and as expounded by the United Nations treaty bodies and relevant agencies.
- 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
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Assessment of the educational attainment of students 2014, para. 86
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- Regarding the adoption of a human rights-based framework, the Special Rapporteur recommends that: States ensure that national assessments of the educational attainments of students are founded on a human-rights based approach, where the right to education remains at centre stage.
- Body
- 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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