Right to education: A conundrum for children with disabilities in South Sudan
Posted: 8 August, 2024 Filed under: Akot Makur Chuot, Yeabsira Teferi | Tags: African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, Children with disabilities, contribution to the nation, delay of results, excessive heatwaves, fundamental human right, inaccessibility of classrooms, inclusive education, inexperienced teachers, limited education materials, long distances to and from schools, personal development, poor infrastructure, right to education, South Sudan, Transitional Constitution of the Republic of South Sudan of 2011, United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030 1 Comment
Author: Akot Makur Chuot
LLM Candidate, Centre for Human Rights, University of Pretoria
Introduction
As the world steers to inclusive education in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Agenda 2030, particularly goal 4, which reiterates the right to education for everyone, including children with disabilities, South Sudan lags in meeting this goal. The right to education is a fundamental human right upon which other rights can be achieved. Quality education equips children with the tools, talents, and skills to cope with the challenges they face in life and be responsible global citizens. Although South Sudan is a party to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), and have enacted legislations that prohibit discrimination and guarantee all children’s right to education, children with disabilities face significant challenges in achieving the right to education.
Right to housing as an aspect of the demand for social justice*
Posted: 31 August, 2022 Filed under: Bahar Bayhan | Tags: Access to housing, COVID-19, financial burdens, fundamental human right, Housing Development Administration, Problem of Housing, Republic of Turkey, Right to Adequate Housing, right to housing, social justice, Sulukule Urban Renewal Project, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, urban transformation Leave a comment
Author: Bahar Bayhan
Urban Policies Programme Coordinator
*This article was originally published in Turkish on IHO Blog. Translated by Virtus Çeviri
The right to housing is a fundamental human right emphasised in both the Constitution of the Republic of Turkey and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.[1] Although it does not include details on how this right will be exercised, how fair access to it will be ensured and how it will be secured, Article 57 of the Turkish Constitution reads: “The State shall take measures to meet the need for housing within the framework of a plan that takes into account the characteristics of cities and environmental conditions, and also support community housing projects.” The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing expands the definition of the right to housing as “the right to housing adequate for habitation” and defines the necessary conditions of housing for a sustainable and dignified life. Before discussing the above-mentioned conditions and how they relate to social justice, it is worth tackling the meaning the word “housing” assumes today.
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