The Special Case of the Right to Primary Education of Children with Disabilities in India: Legally Lacking
Payel Rai Chowdhury Department of Human Rights and Human Development at Rabindra Bharati University, India. e-mail: payelrc03@gmail.com . Abstract: The education of children with disabilities must be organized not merely on humanitarian grounds, but also because proper education enables a disabled child to largely overcome his/her handicap, and makes him or her a useful citizen. Social […]
Observatório da Educação Direitos Humanos, Cidadania e Violência: uma estratégia para a articulação da Pós-graduação com a Educação Básica e Formação Continuada dos Profissionais da Educação
José Cláudio Rocha Professor Titular UNEB e Pesquisador em Direitos Humanos. Professor permanente do Doutorado Multi-Institucional e Multidisciplinar em Difusão do Conhecimento. Coordenador do OBEDHCV E-mail: jrocha@uneb.br . Denise A. B. Freitas Rocha Professora Pesquisadora UNEB/UAB. Pesquisadora do OBEDHCV E-mail: dfrocha@uneb.br . Resumo: O presente artigo relata a experiência do Projeto de Pesquisa Observatório da […]
The Value of Education for Refugee Livelihood
Callixte Kavuro University of Cape Town, Safety and Violence Initiative, Parliamentary Monitoring Group callixtekav@gmail.com . Abstract: Central to the development of humanity and community is education. Education is universally recognised as one of the essential human rights and economic freedoms. For economic progress, it is regarded as an indispensable vehicle of empowering the disadvantaged and […]
Right to Informational Self-Determination of The State and The International Human Right to Education
Mariann Rikka European Inter-University Center, E.MA e-mail: mariannkajak@gmail.com . Abstract: The article aims at discussing the relationship between the sovereignty of the state and an international human right to education with a focus on informational self-determination, including collective identity building and history education. In the first part the content of the international human right to education […]
Islamic Attire: Religious Symbol or an Obstacle to Women’s Rights?
Athanasia Zagorianou Strathclyde University, Glasgow. Master in Human Rights Law. e-mail: nassia_izago@yahoo.gr . Abstract: This article examines and discusses issues arising from bans of Islamic attires of women in public areas, schools and universities in High Contracting Parties of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). This article revolves around the argument that the Islamic outfit is […]
Internet Speech: Is It Free or Not?
Alexia Kapsampeli London School of Business and Finance e-mail: alexiakapsabeli@hotmail.com . Abstract: As the Internet is continuously growing, there has been a serious issue: can we express ourselves freely in the cyberspace or not, because it is strictly monitored? The freedom of expression is a fundamental human right which has been violated even in the Internet […]
Human Right of Women a Grey Stand
Rita Eluwade Author of the book “Trafficked Women- a Problem of Vulnerability without Rehabilitation” E-mail: rita.wealthygeneration@gmail.com . Human right laws still remain a grey stand when it comes to women. I will be focusing on two areas: human trafficking and human rights laws for women and girls. Human rights of people should depicts freedom to […]
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
www.iisd.org The International Institute for Sustainable Development is a Canadian-based, international public policy research institute for sustainable development. Since it was first articulated in the Brundtland Commission’s Our Common Future in 1987, sustainable development has never been superseded by a more compelling or universally-acceptable expression of humanity’s shared goals. At its simplest level, any form of […]
Global Call to Action against Poverty (GCAP)
www.whiteband.org “Challenging the institutions and processes that perpetuate poverty and inequality across the world to defend and promote human rights, gender justice, social justice and security needed for survival and peace” The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women’s and youth movements, […]
Development Perspectives
www.developmentperspectives.ie Development Perspectives is a development NGO that explores, examines and acts upon a range of issues and challenges that face our world. It is essentially a development education organisation that aims to involve people in the local and global development process. A few observations about the world around us from our perspective – • The […]
