Schools and education

SOUTH AFRICA: Many disabled children in poorer countries left out of primary education
24/Aug/2015 News
An estimated 500,000 children with disabilities are not enrolled in South Africa’s educational system, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch (HRW).
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SEXUAL ABUSE: Protection Mechanisms and Resilience Congress Outcome
3/Jun/2015 News
Read definitions of child sexual abuse and recommendations that came out of the international congress.
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COMITÉ AFRICAIN D'EXPERTS : le Sénégal viole les droits des enfants talibés
1/Jun/2015 News
Le Comité africain d'experts sur les droits et le bien-être de l'enfant a rendu sa décision sur le cas des enfants talibés.
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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Global newsletter #30
15/Apr/2015 News
Read the latest edition of the quarterly global newsletter by the Global Initiative to End All Corporpal Punishment of Children featuring recent develpments, advocacy resources and updates from the UN.
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KYRGYZSTAN: Activists say government dithering on disability convention
19/Mar/2015 News
Kyrgyzstan's signing of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2011 remains effectless with the parliament's ongoing failure to implement the convention into national legislation.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: Report on the status of the right to education
17/Mar/2015 News
Organisations and individuals are invited to submit relevant information for the upcoming report by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and UNICEF.
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CHÂTIMENTS CORPORELS : l'Andorre et le Bénin légifèrent
17/Mar/2015 News
Le Bénin et l'Andorre ont interdit toutes formes de châtiments corporels, portant le nombre de pays ayant légiféré dans ce sens à 46.
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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Two more states achieve prohibition
16/Mar/2015 News
Benin and Andorra have joined the list of now 46 states prohibiting all forms of corporal punishment. Benin is the seventh in Africa and Andorra is the 28th county in Europe.
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МОЛДОВА: Насилие над детьми в Молдове выросло на 14.38%
3/Mar/2015 News
Специалисты районных и муниципальных управлений образования республики в период с сентября по декабрь 2014 года выявили 7...
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SEX EDUCATION: Law allows parents to opt out their children from controversial Ontario sex-education curriculum
3/Mar/2015 News
Education Minister Liz Sandals confirmed that parents will be able to pull their children out of some lessons of the new sex education curriculum. 
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