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Education
Everyone has the right to education.
This is recognised in Article 26 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, and Article 14 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR).
Every child and young person has the right to enjoy the opportunity to gain the skills, knowledge and experiences required to provide them with choices in the future.
Every adult has the right to continue lifelong learning should they choose to do so.
The rights of children to education is recognised in the Articles 18, 29 and 2 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Everyone has the right to education and training free from racial discrimination.
This recognised in Article 5(v) of the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination and the UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education.
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What is the right to education?
Right to Education in Australia
Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Education
General Comment No. 13 on the right to education
UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education
International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples 2nd Session
UNESCO Education for All
World Declaration on Education (UNESCO website link)
UNESCO Convention against Discrimination in Education (UNESCO website link)
Get Active
If you feel that your right to education is being violated you can Get Active and:
Make a complaint
Report back to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) or the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD)
Find funding to attend an international meeting to voice your concerns with the United Nations
Join IHRNA
Related Links
Indigenous Higher Education Advisory Council
Department of Education, Employment, and Workplace Relations
National Inquiry into Rural and Remote Education (2000) Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Special Rapporteur on the right to education
United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Education for All: A Gender and Disability Perspective (UNESCO 2003) (.pdf)
World Programme for Human Rights Education
Close the Gap campaign
Right to Education
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