The landmark passing of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education 2009, guaranteeing every child the right to quality elementary education in India, should also ensure more girls go and stay in school.
While India's Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act [ 68] dictates that children should at no time be turned away for lack of documents, study findings suggest the clause lags in implementation.
And the introduction of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act of 2009 means that all children in India are legally guaranteed their right to quality primary education.
Resources The right of children with disabilities to education: A rights-based approach to Inclusive Education .
A UNICEF paper The Right of Children with Disabilities to Education: A Rights-Based Approach to Inclusive Education was presented at the briefing detailing how inclusive education promotes tolerance and equal participation in society.
However, experts hope that a 2009 law known as the 'Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act' will help to guarantee all Indian children quality elementary education.
The landmark passing of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act 2009 marks a historic moment for the children of India.
It sets standards for education, health care, social services and penal laws, and establishes the right of children to have a say in decisions that affect them.
Miliband talks about re-establishing the importance of the arts in education, its contribution to industry, the right of children to be creative.
In October last year, she became the youngest winner of a Nobel peace prize for her work campaigning for the right of children to education.
Do people not understand article 67 of the European Convention on Human Rights: the right of children to a childhood, including at least eight weeks of holiday with compulsory sunshine?
