School Safety
Safetyin schools is a fundamental human rights issue and is related tochildren???s rights to education, health, security and dignity. Childrenhave the right to a school environment that is safe, healthy and thatenables children to learn.
New U.S. Training Material on the Right to Education
Five printable flyers prepared by CESR for the Independent Commission on Public Education, New York City Trainings
Human Rights Advocacy: How Can We Use Human Rights in the U.S.?
In the United States, it is hard to use direct legal action to enforce human rights obligations. The U.S. hasnot ratified the several major human rights treaties, including thoseprotecting the right to education. As a result, international treatieshave not become part of our domestic law and do not provide a cause ofaction in court. Even when the U.S. doesratify a treaty, Congress makes what are called ???reservations,??????understandings??? and ???declarations??? that prevent individuals from usingthe treaties in U.S. courts. So, what are other ways that can we use human rights in the U.S.?
Rights Chart
The Right to Education and A Safe School Environment
The right to education can only be met when students feel safe and ableto express themselves in school. Human rights guarantee that schoolpolicies protect the child???s right to human dignity and create anenvironment in which children can learn and develop to their fullestpotential, without discrimination. These rights are protected in theUniversal Declaration of Human Rights, the Convention on the Rights ofthe Child, and the International Covenant on Economic, Social andCultural Rights.
Right to Water in Palestine: A Background
The Human Right to Work