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Normative action for quality education 2012, para. 23
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- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Convention on the Rights of the Child establish that education should be aimed at the full development of the human personality and the sense of its dignity. Article 26 of the Declaration clearly states that education must be “directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms.” Article 13 of the Covenant specifies that education “shall enable all persons to participate effectively in a free society, promote understanding, tolerance and friendship among all nations and all racial, ethnic or religious groups, and further the activities of the United Nations for the maintenance of peace.” Article 29 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child goes further in stipulating that education must develop respect for human rights, the child's parents, his or her own cultural identity, language and values, for the national values of the country in which the child is living, the country from which he or she may originate, and for civilizations different from his or her own. Education must prepare the child for responsible life in a free society.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Sale of children for the purpose of forced labour 2016, para. 99k
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- [The Special Rapporteur invites all States to:] Adopt measures which prevent the phenomenon, in particular by strengthening the resilience of families when faced with shocks, through social protection and health coverage, the promotion of literacy and access to education, and by raising awareness of and facilitating non-exploitative income-generating opportunities;
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- Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Comprehensive child protection systems 2011, para. 49c
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- [Preventive measures must include steps to promote sustainable education and awareness-raising, including by:] Informing children, their families and others working with children about the availability of complaints mechanisms and child-friendly complaint, reporting and counselling services, including hotlines, if a child has been or is at risk of being victimized in any way;
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- Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Effective Implementation of the OPSC 2010, para. 86
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- In Islamic societies in West and Central Africa, parents entrust their children into the care of a Marabout (religious teacher) so that they may obtain a religious education. This education system is abused and results in the exploitation of children with some Koranic teachers sending children to beg on the streets of big cities where they must collect a certain sum of money each day and provide their own meals.
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- Special Rapporteur on the sale and sexual exploitation of children, including child prostitution, child pornography and other child sexual abuse material
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The importance of social protection measures in achieving Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 2010, para. 25
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- While cash transfers enable families to absorb the costs associated with schooling, other programmes, such as school feeding programmes or initiatives that provide fee waivers or subsidies for low-income families with children, also appear to be associated with higher school attendance levels.
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- Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Impact of the criminalization of migration on the protection and enjoyment of human rights 2010, para. 103
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- States should base any decision to return a child or a child's parents to the country of origin on the best interests of the child, including the right to family unity and education.
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- Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Right to health of adolescents 2016, para. 75
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- Accordingly, the focus should be on building resilience, supporting parents, stimulating adequate help-seeking behaviours, creating positive peer groups and school environments, ensuring opportunities for influence and decision-making, increasing empowerment and emotional literacy. Furthermore, such programmes can also address risk behaviours such as bullying, suicidal behaviour, domestic violence and substance use.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protecting education against commercialization 2015, para. 103
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- It is important that States carefully enforce laws, rules and regulations through monitoring and enforcement. Governments should strengthen national human rights mechanisms or ombudspersons to provide parents with a place to report suspected violations, and empower such bodies to investigate allegations.
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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
- Families
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protecting education against commercialization 2015, para. 102
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- The Special Rapporteur urges public authorities, parent-teacher associations, civil society groups and teachers' unions to closely monitor publicity and false claims that promote private providers in education. Public authorities should look into all cases of commercial advertising in education and take action in all cases of misleading claims as to quality 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
- Families
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Protecting education against commercialization 2015, para. 95
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- It should be mandatory for private providers to be transparent and to share with parents, teachers and community associations information regarding school functioning, performance and management. A regulatory framework should clearly spell out the duties and responsibilities of private providers vis-à-vis the community, students, teachers and 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
- Families
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Public-private partnerships in education 2015, para. 132
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- Public authorities, parent-teacher associations, civil society groups and teachers' unions must closely monitor public-private partnerships in education. Public authorities should carefully review any commercial marketing and advertisement of education and take action in all cases of misleading claims as to quality, or any other fraudulent 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
- Families
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Assessment of the educational attainment of students 2014, para. 24
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- States have the primary responsibility for ensuring that their national education systems meet the objectives assigned to education in international human rights treaties. Beginning with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, schools must provide education which is respectful of human rights values, democratic citizenship and cultural diversity. According to the principles contained in article 29 (1) of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the education of the child shall be directed to "the development of respect for the child's parents, his or her own cultural identity, language and values, for the national values of the country in which the child is living, the country from which he or she may originate, and for civilizations different from his or her own." The education to which every child has a right is one which is "designed to provide the child with life skills, to strengthen the child's capacity to enjoy the full range of human rights and to promote a culture which is infused by appropriate human rights values." Yet, as the Committee on the Rights of the Child has stated, national and international programmes and policies on education that really count the elements embodied in article 29 (1) seem all too often to be either largely missing or present only as a cosmetic afterthought.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Privatization and the right to education 2014, para. 105
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- The regulatory framework should expound the grounds on which discrimination in education is prohibited in international human rights conventions, as highlighted in the present report. It should also specify the duties and responsibilities of private providers vis-à-vis parents, the community and 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
- Families
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Privatization and the right to education 2014, para. 47
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- Privatization in education also exacerbates discrimination against girls in gaining access to education. It is well known that families prioritize the education of boys over girls and that girls are less likely to be enrolled in private education owing to parents' perceived return on the costs of educating girls compared to that of boys.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Families
- Girls
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Privatization and the right to education 2014, para. 35
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- Private providers find it lucrative to provide early childhood care and education, which has remained scantly covered by the public education system. In most developing countries, the public education system is rudimentary in this respect and private providers have an open market for catering to working families and the middle class.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2014
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Justiciability of the right to education 2013, para. 64
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- Excluding pupils from schools on only an economic basis violates their enjoyment of the right to education, as the Constitutional Court of Colombia ruled in 1997. The Court also ruled that, because of the fundamental character of the right to education, private schools are bound by specific obligations. These concern their disciplinary powers and their capacity to terminate contractual relations with students or their parents.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Justiciability of the right to education 2013, para. 36
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- Quasi-judicial mechanisms, such as ombudspersons, and national human rights institutions play an important role in protecting the right to education by monitoring its implementation at the national level. Such mechanisms exist in many countries. Even though their findings are not legally binding, decisions and recommendations by such quasi-judicial bodies at national level are important as they wield political and legal pressure upon the authorities and institutions. Such mechanisms can also approach judiciary for providing relief in cases where the right to education is not respected. For example, Defensoria Pública in São Paulo (Brazil) provides legal support to poor citizens whose right to education has been violated, even as the Public Prosecutors in São Paulo (Brazil) take up such violations with public authorities, as well as in courts for the enforcement. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights in India has the mandate to protect the enjoyment of the right to education, and has moved away from a welfare-based approach to a rights-based perspective. After examining a large number of complaints regarding imposition of fee for primary education when the education should be free of cost, the findings of the Commission led to parents having fee payments reimbursed through subsequent court actions.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Report on the Post-2015 Education Agenda 2013, para. 45
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- Education is a continuum that begins before formal primary education starts and continues after secondary school. The importance of early childhood care and education along with the role of family is crucial in preparing children for education and is a welcome inclusion to the agenda. The post-2015 development agenda must also address the needs of millions of adults in terms of basic levels of literacy and numeracy, linking that to skill development.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Normative action for quality education 2012, para. 80
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- Public authorities should ensure monitoring and accountability in all situations where standards are not met. If standards are to be effectively implemented, the concerned stakeholders, including teaching personnel, parents and pupils, must be aware of them and actively involved in compliance.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Equality of opportunity in education 2011, para. 59
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- A number of in-kind incentives, such as school meal programmes, especially in poverty-stricken areas, are implemented in order to ensure that income deprivation or poverty in general does not result in exclusion from schools. In broad terms, State investment in social-protection policies and its contribution to alleviating the burden on families and child poverty plays an important role in the promotion of education.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Poverty
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Equality of opportunity in education 2011, para. 54
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- Threat of violence against girls on the way to and from schools limits their education opportunities: household surveys in many countries identify distance as a major factor in parents’ decisions to keep daughters out of school, and concerns over security figure prominently.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Girls
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right to education of migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers 2010, para. 35
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- Many of these factors combine and are reflected in low socio-economic status, class-based residential patterns and consequent school composition. Research suggests that a concentration of non-native students in any one school can be detrimental to education outcomes. Many low-income families and migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers do not have access to good-quality education.
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- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Movement
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons on the move
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Sexual education 2010, para. 87h
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- [On the basis of these conclusions, the Special Rapporteur recommends that States should]: Encourage the inclusion of families and communities as strategic allies in curriculum design and implementation grounded in pluralism and compliance with the obligation to provide comprehensive education, including scientific information based on evidence and human rights standards;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Sexual education 2010, para. 72
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- The Special Rapporteur wishes to stress the important role played by families and communities in forming people's identities. However, he also wishes to point out that States have an unavoidable obligation to guarantee education that is free from prejudices and stereotypes. School, as a forum for socialization, opens up access to different perspectives; thus, States and families have complementary roles that are not mutually exclusive with regard to sexual education.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Sexual education 2010, para. 48
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- In the case of Africa, several countries do not provide any kind of planned sexual education. According to some studies, families are uncomfortable talking about sexuality with their sons and daughters; yet young girls and boys do receive some information informally from friends or through the HIV prevention programme.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Boys
- Families
- Girls
- Youth
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Sexual education 2010, para. 34
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- In its general recommendation No. 24, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women requested States to report on measures taken "to ensure timely access to the range of services which are related to family planning, in particular, and to sexual and reproductive health in general. Particular attention should be paid to the health education of adolescents, including information and counselling on all methods of family planning".30
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the right to education
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Adolescents
- Families
- Women
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Sexual education 2010, para. 27
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- In its concluding observations on various countries, the Committee on the Rights of the Child has urged States to integrate sexual education into school curricula and has encouraged States to provide training on HIV/AIDS and sexual education to teachers and other educational administrators. The Committee has also criticized barriers to sexual education, such as allowing parents to exempt their children from such 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
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2010
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Preliminary survey on the root causes of attacks and discrimination against persons with albinism 2016, para. 52
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- Other children have dropped out of school or have been withdrawn by their family to remain under the protection of their parents. The security of children both on the way to school and at school cannot be ensured, including during recesses. Most rural schools do not have basic security items such as fences to ensure the children's protection.
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- Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Discussion on "Recognition through Education, Cultural Rights and Data Collection" 2013, para. 68l
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- [States should also:] Take measures to reduce the school dropout rate and improve the underachievement of children of African descent with greater support and attention given to families;
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- Working Group of experts on people of African descent
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2013
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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Child slavery in the artisanal mining and quarrying sector 2011, para. 35
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- Although international law requires that primary education is free and compulsory, very often parents still have to pay for school equipment such as uniforms, books and stationery. Such additional costs make it unaffordable for parents to send their children to school. Additionally, mechanisms are often not in place to enforce the compulsory primary education requirements. Due to lack of childcare facilities or schools in the area of the mines and quarries, parents, often mothers, end up taking their children to work.
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- Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery, including its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Families
- Year
- 2011
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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