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13 Feb 2019

Author:
Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Right to Education Initiative, Initiative for Social and Economic Rights, Equal Education Law Centre, Amnesty International

New landmark Abidjan Principles on the right to education and private actors adopted by experts

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A group of human rights experts from around the world adopted the Abidjan Principles on the right to education [...] following three years of consultations, reflection and drafting. The Abidjan Principles seek to strengthen existing efforts to ensure that everyone’s right to education is protected in the context of growing, and often unregulated private actor involvement in education...

The Abidjan Principles unpack States’ obligation to provide public education, to respect liberties and dignity  in education, and to regulate private actors in education...

As well as their utility for States, the Abidjan Principles will be invaluable to those striving to hold States accountable when they fail to ensure that private actors respect the right to education...

The drafting of the Abidjan Principles was led by a drafting committee made up of nine internationally-renowned experts. A further 20 experts were present in Abidjan to review and adopted the text. Additional experts that were not able to be in Abidjan are expected to sign the text soon, which will also be open to endorsements from civil society organisations and other actors.

The final text of the Abidjan Principles will be available [...] around mid-March.