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   Equity and inclusion 8 June 2023

   Shining a light on the right to education in Afghanistan

   Joseph Nhan-O’Reilly

   Today, the Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations will discuss the desperate situation of human rights in Afghanistan, at the International Labour Conference, in Geneva. Through the Afghan Teachers’ Rights Observatory , Education International collects testimonies and calls attention to the terrible conditions facing teachers and...

   Shining a light on the right to education in Afghanistan

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 16 February 2023

   Education International launches Afghan Teachers’ Rights Observatory to elevate the voice of teachers and defend the right to education

   The Observatory will gather data and testimonies on rights’ violations, amplify the voice of Afghan teachers, and work to restore girls’ right to education.

   Education International launches Afghan Teachers’ Rights Observatory to elevate the voice of teachers and defend the right to education

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   Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 13 February 2023

   The unseen struggle and challenges of Afghan teachers

   Fazel Ahmad

   During the last four decades, Afghanistan has witnessed a series of destructive wars, and it is a fact that war causes deaths, destroys infrastructures, and severely impacts various aspects of people's lives. Throughout these times, Afghan teachers have always served the youth of the country, with honesty and dedication.

   The unseen struggle and challenges of Afghan teachers

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   Trade union rights are human rights 17 June 2022

   Afghanistan: International solidarity to face human and education rights violations

   International solidarity was reaffirmed at a webinar on Protecting the Right to Education of Girls in Afghanistan organised by the Irish Congress of Trade Unions and Unite the Union. Participants took stock of the educational and trade union situation in the country.

   Afghanistan: International solidarity to face human and education rights violations

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   Trade union rights are human rights 9 June 2022

   Afghanistan: Union ensures the distribution of allowances to unpaid teachers

   The National Teachers Elected Council (NTEC) has played a key role in ensuring that UNICEF’s badly needed emergency funds reach teachers across Afghanistan and advocating for secondary girls access to education be reinstated.

   Afghanistan: Union ensures the distribution of allowances to unpaid teachers

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   Trade union rights are human rights 1 June 2022

   Afghanistan: The Taliban regime must stop its attacks on the teaching profession

   Education International condemns the abusive measures imposed by the Taliban government on universities and higher education institutions in Afghanistan. These measures are in clear violation of the principles of academic freedom and institutional autonomy, as enshrined in the 1997 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the status of higher education teaching personnel .

   Afghanistan: The Taliban regime must stop its attacks on the teaching profession