UNIT 1.2: BILL

OF RIGHTS AND RIGHT
TO EDUCATION
RAHI AJABE-ALHAT
 INTRODUCTION:

right to education also States have the primary

right to education has
includes a responsibility to duty to ensure that the Private businesses also
been recognized as a 
provide basic education right to education is have the responsibility to
human right in a number
 for individuals who have available for all. However, respect human rights and
of international
not completed primary there are few other actors avoid infringing on the
conventions, including the 
education from the school such as UNESCO, OHCHR, rights of others.
International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultu and college levels UNICEF etc
ral Right
 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND BILL OF
RIGHTS RECOGNIZING RIGHT TO EDUCATION:
International Convention
on the Protection of the
Universal Declaration Rights of All Migrant
of Human Rights Workers and Members of
Their Families

Convention on the International Covenant Declaration on Human

Convention relating to
Rights of Persons with on Economic, Social Rights Education and
the Status of Refugees
Training
Disabilities and Cultural Rights

Right to
Education for
all
International Convention on the
Convention on the Elimination of All International Covenant
 Declaration on the Rights
Elimination of All Forms of on Civil and Political
of Indigenous Peoples
Forms of Racial Discrimination against Rights
Discrimination Women

Declaration on the Rights

of Persons Belonging to
Convention on the National or Ethnic,
Rights of the Child Religious and Linguistic
Minorities 
 WHERE IS THE RIGHT TO
EDUCATION GUARANTEED?

Proclaims
Proclaims in
in Article
Article 26:
26:
'everyone
'everyone has
has the
the right
right
to
to education'.
education'.
Adopted
Adopted in
in 1948
1948

Universal Declaration on
Human Rights
WHY IS THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION
FUNDAMENTAL?

Contributes to the full

development of the Empowerment right
human personality

Is an indispensable
Lifts marginalized groups
means of realizing other
out of poverty
rights
 WHAT IS THE CONTENT OF THE RIGHT TO
EDUCATION?

right to fundamental
 right to free and right to available and education for those who
right to equal access to
compulsory primary accessible secondary have not received or
higher education
education education completed primary
education

freedom of individuals freedom of parents to right to quality

academic freedom of
and bodies to establish choose schools for their education both in public
teachers and students
education institutions children and private schools
WHAT ARE THE 4 A'S?
Available

Accessible
Essential
features
of
Educatio
Acceptable
n

Adaptable
WHAT ARE STATES' OBLIGATIONS?
Respect

Immediate Protect

Fulfill

Obligations
Obligations
Ensure minimum core
obligations to meet
the essential levels

Take appropriate
steps towards the
Progressive
full realization of the
RTE

Not to take
retrogressive
measures
WHAT ARE VIOLATIONS OF
THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION?

Ommissio
n
Commission
Commission

Violation by
 AGENDA 2030 (GOAL 4)
 Everyone should have access to
Everyone  should complete free,
quality early childhood
equitable and quality primary
development and pre-primary
and secondary education
education
Ensure that all learners acquire
the knowledge and skills needed
to promote sustainable
development
There should be substantially
increase the number of youth
Everyone  to have equal access to
and adults who have relevant
affordable and quality technical,
skills, including technical and
vocational and tertiary
vocational skills, for employment,
education, including university
decent jobs and
entrepreneurship
Ensure that all youth and a
The gender disparities in
substantial proportion of adults
education should be eliminated
literacy and numeracy
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