Plan International - Girls' Rights Platform - Girls' rights are human rights: Positioning girls at the heart of the international agenda

Plan International - Girls' Rights Platform - Girls' rights are human rights: Positioning girls at the heart of the international agenda

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The right of the child to freedom of expression 2014, para. 43

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In addition to banning information outright, some school curricula present biased accounts of history or prejudiced views of certain groups, such as girls, sexual or ethnic minorities or children with disabilities, which can negatively affect children's freedom to form their own views and instead perpetuate discrimination - a situation raised by various United Nations treaty bodies in their recommendations to States.
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Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
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  • Children
  • Girls
  • Persons with disabilities
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2014
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Aug 19, 2019
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Key trends and challenges to the right of all individuals to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds through the Internet 2011, para. 59

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The United Nations Girls' Education Initiative, evolving from the Millennium Villages project, is an example of "e-education" initiatives which also help promote girls' education. This initiative has launched a global campaign to promote universal and equality Internet access in secondary education in developing countries, with an emphasis on girls' education. ICT skills will be used to enhance the quality of education and to connect schoolchildren worldwide.
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Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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  • Education
  • Equality & Inclusion
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  • Children
  • Girls
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2011
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The right of the child to freedom of expression 2014, para. 60

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In India, members of the Adolescent Girls' Clubs against Child Marriage network help to persuade families not to marry their daughters off at a young age by educating people about the harmful consequences of early marriage. They offer a lifeline not only to girls who want to resist family pressure, but also to parents afraid that going against gender-based expectations will leave their daughters ostracized.
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Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Harmful Practices
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  • Children
  • Families
  • Girls
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2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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The right of the child to freedom of expression 2014, para. 59

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A 13-year-old from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland took a stand against his school's discriminatory dress code, which allows girls to wear skirts in the summer months but does not allow boys to wear shorts. Chris Whitehead took advantage of a loophole in the school's uniform policy, whereby boys are not forbidden from wearing a skirt. Around 30 fellow pupils joined the protest, prompting the school to review its uniform policy. Meanwhile, Chris Whitehead was nominated for a Liberty Human Rights Award.
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Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and expression
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Special Procedures' report
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  • Equality & Inclusion
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  • Girls
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2014
Date added
Aug 19, 2019
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