Discriminatory denials of access to education

From 1996 to 2001, under Taliban rule, many of Afghanistan’s schools were destroyed and education for women was forbidden.

Denying individuals access to an education disempowers them and condemns them to a future of depredation and lost opportunities. This social crime would punish individuals for one of the most serious violations of the right to education, which is guaranteed in article 13 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

Read a report from the US State Department on the Taliban’s denial of education for the women of Afghanistan.

Do more

Support these organisations in the fight against serious violations of the right to education:

Amnesty International’s Demand Dignity Campaign
The Demand Dignity Campaign seeks to end the injustice and exclusion that keeps people trapped in poverty and deprivation.
www.amnesty.org

The Global Campaign for Education
The Global Campaign for Education is a civil society movement that aims to end the global education crisis.
www.campaignforeducation.org

Right to Education Project
The Right to Education Project aims to promote social mobilisation and legal accountability, looking to focus on the legal challenges to the right to education.
www.right-to-education.org