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ORG-1960-IA-67117
Breadcrumb
Title_of_text
Convention against Discrimination in Education
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
International Organizations
International Organisation(s)
UNESCO
Subjects (Classification)
Non-discrimination
Adopted on (Date of text)
1960-12-14
Scope of text
International
Type of legislation (Type of text)
International agreement
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Prohibits discrimination in education, including:
- depriving any person access to education of any type or at any level;
- limiting any person to education of an inferior standard;
- establishing or maintaining separate educational systems or institutions for persons; or
- inflicting on any person conditions which are incompatible with the dignity of man.
Obliges States Parties to develop and apply a national policy that will promote equality of opportunity and of treatment in the matter of education.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Text in English
Author
Records of the General Conference (11th Session), UNESCO
URL
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001145/114583e.pdf#page=118
Electronic source title
texte en français
Author
Actes de la Conferénce générale (11e Session), UNESCO
URL
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0011/001145/114583f.pdf#page=122