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Description: Le CSFEF, la Coalition Education, la FICEMEA, la Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Right to Education Project et Solidarité Laïque, réunis en réseau, ont décidé de se mobiliser contre la marchandisation de l’éducation. Cette mobilisation fait suite à une croissance sans précédent des acteurs privés dans l’éducation au niveau international, notamment […]
May 3, 2017 in Uncategorized by Oceane Blavot
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Supreme Court Presented With Evidence of Chevron’s Bribery, Intimidation and Retaliation Against Civil Society Groups and Indigenous Communities May 1, 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Amazon Watch For more information, contact: Kevin Koenig at +1.415.726.4607 or [email protected] Moira Birss at +1.510.394.2041 or [email protected] Paul Paz y Miño at +1.510.773.4635 or [email protected] Download Amazon Watch/RAN amicus […]
May 1, 2017 in Uncategorized by admin
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34th session of the UN Human Rights Council 27 February to 24 March 2017 This Update aims to provide a summary of the initiatives regarding economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council (March 2017). This Update provides information about: ESC rights and the Sustainable Development Goals Economic, […]
April 23, 2017 in Uncategorized by admin
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RESULTS Educational Fund in partnership with the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, ActionAid, the East African Center for Human Rights, the Global Campaign for Education – US, the Initiative for Social and Economic Rights, the National Education Association, and Oxfam would like to invite you to the World Bank’s Spring Meetings […]
April 12, 2017 in Uncategorized by Zizipho Zondani
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The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continued to be prominent in resolutions and debates on economic, social and cultural (ESC) rights at the 34th session of the Human Rights Council. At least six ESC rights resolutions adopted at this session, referred to the SDGs and the annual full Day Meeting on the rights of the child […]
April 3, 2017 in Uncategorized by admin
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For immediate release Paris, 27 March 2017 The French Minister for development aid, Jean-Marie le Guen, declared last Thursday that ‘France will act against any attempt at commercialisation of education’ in international cooperation. He added that France considers that ‘education is a public service’ and ‘a common good that cannot be traded’. Mr Le Guen […]
March 27, 2017 in Right to education by Oceane Blavot
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Pour publication immédiate Paris, 27 mars 2017 Le secrétaire d’Etat français chargé du Développement et de la Francophonie, Jean-Marie le Guen, a déclaré jeudi dernier que « la France agira contre toutes les tentatives de marchandisation de l’éducation » dans la coopération internationale. Il a ajouté que la France considérait que l’éducation est « un service public » et […]
March 27, 2017 in Right to education by Oceane Blavot
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) held its 60th session from 20 to 24 February 2017. This Update provides a summary of the meetings and key developments. This session was unusual because it was only for one week and no State dialogues were scheduled. Therefore, much of the Committee’s session was held in […]
March 21, 2017 in Uncategorized by admin
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The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) welcomed a full house on 21 February for its Day of Discussion on economic, social and cultural rights in the context of business activities. Under discussion was the Committee’s draft General Comment[1] on this topic which has generated a great deal of interest, evidenced by 62 […]
March 20, 2017 in Uncategorized by admin
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GI-ESCR will be presenting at the two panels below during the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference on March 5-9 in Atlanta, Georgia, to discuss the impact of private actors and low-fee schooling on the right to education. CIES is a major annual conference on global education issues. Monday 6th March, 5:00 – 6:30 pm ‘Understanding commercial low-fee […]
March 3, 2017 in Right to education by admin
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