Article 29: Aims of education

SOUTH AFRICA: Schoolboy killed as pupils fled from teacher wielding stick
6/Jun/2013 News
Summary: A school stampede, sparked by pupils fleeing from a teacher who was wielding a stick, has claimed the life of an...
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SYRIA: Attacks on schools endanger students, reports human rights group
6/Jun/2013 News
Summary: The Syrian government has interrogated students and carried out violent assaults on their protests and military...
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JAPAN: Corporal punishment rife in schools in 2012: survey
3/Jun/2013 News
Summary: Survey finds that over 5,000 teachers physically disciplined more than 10,000 students in 2012....
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NIGERIA: Boko Haram attacks hit school attendance in Borno State
20/May/2013 News
Summary: Around 15,000 children in Borno State, north-eastern Nigeria, have stopped attending classes since February 2013,...
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TANZANIA: Public Schools to Continue Using Corporal Punishment
10/Apr/2013 News
Summary: Corporal punishment will continue to be instituted in public schools to ensure discipline among pupils and...
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CROATIA: Persistent violations of children's rights
12/Mar/2013 Publication
Summary: The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international mechanism. This...
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MINORITIES: Thousands of languages threatened by assimilation, conflict and forced displacement, says UN expert
12/Mar/2013 News
Summary: The Independent Expert on minority issues, Rita Izsák, today warned that half of the world’s estimated 6,000 plus...
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SOMALIA: Persistent violations of children's rights
1/Mar/2013 Publication
Summary: The violations highlighted are those issues raised with the State by more than one international mechanism. This...
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CHILD LABOUR: UN report calls for elimination of child labour in livestock sector
27/Feb/2013 News
Summary: Governments, farmer organisations and rural families must all be involved to eliminate child labour in the...
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