Right to Education Project e-Bulletin – February 2016

FOCUS: RTE LAUNCHES ONLINE GUIDE TO MONITORING THE RIGHT TO EDUCATION USING HUMAN RIGHTS INDICATORS
The Right to Education Project is pleased to announce the publication of an onlineGuide to Monitoring the Right to Education and an accompanying Right to Education Indicators Selection Tool. We have produced the Guide and Tool to demystify and simplify the monitoring process and help all those engaging in education advocacy to gather credible and relevant evidence of violations of the right to education (using human rights indicators) which can then be used as a basis upon which to advocate for change, in line with human rights law and principles. Access the monitoring subsite,here.

For an overview of the Guide and Tool, read our blog post.

The Guide and Tool are intended to be the definitive reference point for all those engaged in education monitoring. However, to achieve this we need your help! In the future we plan to develop and improve the Guide and Tool in collaboration with civil society. If you are interested in helping us in this process or have any feedback, please contact us at: info@right-to-education.org.

HIGHLIGHT: ITALY RATIFIES OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD 

On 4^th February, 2016 Italy became the 26th State party to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a Communications Procedure, allowing children to bring complaints to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on violations of their rights, including the right to education. Read more.

BLOG:TAX, PRIVATISATION & EDUCATION PROJECT 

Read Maria Ron-Balsera’s update on a joint project by Right to Education Project and ActionAid that seeks to ensure that all children have improved access to public education of a high standard financed through greater government support and increases in fair tax revenue.
NEWS:
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·  Civil Society Organisations in Kenya Release Statement on the Lack of Regulation in the Education Sector and Sub-Standard Schools Funded by Development Aid in Kenya (RTE)

·  Children Seeking Asylum in UK Denied Access to Education (Diane Taylor, The Guardian)

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·  Comité de los Derechos del Niño expresa preocupación con el derecho a la educación en Haití (RTE)

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·  France – Camp de Calais : l’Etat doit prendre ses responsabilités pour assurer le droit à l’éducation des enfants réfugiés sur son territoire (Solidarité Laïque)

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RESOURCES:
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·  Studying Under Fire: Attacks on Schools, Military Use of Schools during the Armed Conflict in Eastern Ukraine (Human Rights Watch)

·  Lucy and the Access to justice for the Right to Education: Ratification of the OP-ICESCR (ESCR-Net)

Español

·  Lucy y el Acceso a la Justicia para Garantizar su Derecho a la Educación: ¡Ratifiquen el PF-PIDESC! (ESCR-Net)

Français

·  Privatisation de l’Education Et Droits De L’Homme: Une Méthodologie Pratique Pour Faire Face Aux Effets Négatifs De L’Implication D’Acteurs Privés Sur Le Droit A L’Education (1/3)

·  Comment Utiliser Les Mécanismes Des Droits De L’Homme (2/3)

·  Etudes De Cas: Les Rapports Parallèles Pour Faire Face A La Privatisation De L’Education (3/3)

·  Lucy et l’Accès à la Justice pour le Droit à l’Education: Ratifiez le PF-PIDESC!(ESCR-Net)

UPCOMING:
In March, the Right to Education Project will be launching an Arabic language version of its website. Please share this news with your Arabic speaking colleagues!

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