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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 21 November 2019 #CRC30 “The right to education in wartime: the lost children of Yemen and the struggle to save them”, by Yahya Al Yanaie.
Yahya Al Yanaie
From Yemen, where the war has been going on for five consecutive years, I am addressing you on the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. As a teacher and a trade unionist, I want to tell you about the short and...
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Democracy 17 December 2018 #UDHR70 - "In Burundi the union is standing firm in its struggle for teachers’ rights", by Rémy Nsengiyumva.
Rémy Nsengiyumva
Still active after more than two decades of struggle for the socio-professional rights of Burundi’s teachers, the Syndicat des Travailleurs de l’Enseignement du Burundi (STEB) is slowly recovering from the social crisis that shook the country. With the support of leaders who are committed to reverse the current situation, teachers...
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Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 December 2018 #UDHR70 - "Education in a country in conflict", by Etienne-Paulin Songoli
Etienne-Paulin Songoli
Human rights are an on-going issue for the education sector in the Central African Republic. These issues concern both the status of the teaching staff and the quality of the infrastructure and teaching methods.
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Union growth 13 September 2018 Argentina: Teachers Face Torture and Threats
Education International firmly condemns the attack on a teacher in Argentina.
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Union growth 13 March 2018 UN Human Rights Council addresses abuse of children’s rights in Syria
Driven by the desperate situation of Syrian children, Education International has urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to increase the pressure on all parties to the conflict.
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Equity and inclusion 12 March 2018 Central African Republic: Conflict not the only issue facing teachers
Despite conflict in the Central African Republic, teachers are fighting to ensure that the education system functions and that trade union rights are respected.
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Trade union rights are human rights 8 November 2017 Yemen’s education crisis deepens as unpaid teachers continue to strike
With more than 1,700 schools already closed due to damage from armed conflict, the country’s teachers have gone on strike, desperate to be paid after one year, only adding to the country’s education woes.
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Equity and inclusion 12 June 2017 Education unions work to ensure a child’s place is in school, not at work
This year’s World Day Against Child Labour has focused efforts on the fallout of conflicts and disasters, and how they are catalysts for pushing millions of children into labour or into the hands of traffickers.
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Trade union rights are human rights 10 January 2006 Ethiopia: Detainees denied bail – lawyers prevented from meeting the accused
Bail has again been denied to the 131 government opponents and critics detained by Ethiopian authorities.
Ethiopia: Detainees denied bail – lawyers prevented from meeting the accused