College of Law

On the occasion of the International Day of Education and Teaching for Life

Everyone has the right to education.

The aims of education include the full development of the human personality and the preservation of its dignity, the empowerment of every person to contribute effectively to society and the strengthening of respect for human rights.

Education is of subjective importance and is often described as a “doubled” right, since the degree of access to education affects the level of enjoyment of other human rights.

The right to education entails special requirements at different levels of education. Primary education should be compulsory and free for all, and this includes direct and indirect considerations related to education

The compulsory nature of primary education safeguards this right from violations committed by parents or governments, eliminates income-based discrimination and removes prohibitive incentives to attend. Therefore, states should develop a national framework that contributes to the gradual expansion and improvement of the educational system, and then the introduction of free education in all other levels of education, especially the secondary, higher and basic education stages.

Every country should respect the right to freedom of education. This includes respect for the religious and moral beliefs of children and parents, the right of parents or guardians to choose private schools for their children, and the freedom to establish private educational institutions provided they adhere to national education standards for the curriculum and admission.

The United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, in its General Comment No. 13 (link is external), provided detailed guidance to states regarding their obligations to respect, protect and fulfill the right to education.

January 24 is an annual occasion to celebrate education according to the classification of the United Nations, and this year the celebration comes different, not because of the global repercussions of “Covid 19”, and the accompanying suspension, closure and postponement of formal education in many and most countries of the world for the year 2020 and still from then In 2021 only, but rather for the shift in education from formal education to distance education or blended education between formal and distance education

If the first cause is temporary, it will be dealt with by the demise of its cause sooner or later by compensating students; Distance education is not only a problem for years to come, but rather a discrepancy between education systems between countries, while some countries have recognized its success and considered it a preemptive step for their policy of switching to (electronic) distance education, which was planned and planned for years, most of the countries She is waiting for the end of the pandemic and the return of her students to the existential education, with compensation for their missed educational achievement

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Human Rights Law Branch

Al-Ayyam International Committee for Human Rights