The Right to Education in Treaties and Declarations

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), Article 26
Human Rights Treaty/Document
Adopted and proclaimed by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 217 A (III) (December 10, 1948).
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International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), Article 13
Human Rights Treaty/Document
Adopted by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2200A (XXI) (December 16, 1966). Entry into force January 3, 1976.
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Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), Articles 28 and 29
Human Rights Treaty/Document
Adopted by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 44/25 (November 20, 1989). Entry into force September 2, 1990.
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD), Articles 2 and 5
Human Rights Treaty/Document
Adopted by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 2106 (XX) (December 21, 1965). Entry into force January, 4 1969.
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Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), Article 10
Human Rights Treaty/Document
Adopted by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 34/180 (December 18, 1979). Entry into force September 3, 1981.
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American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man, Article 12
Human Rights Treaty/Document
Adopted by the Ninth International Conference of American States, Bogota, Colombia (1948).
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Article 24
Human Rights Treaty/Document
Adopted by United Nations General Assembly Resolution 61/106 (December 13, 2006). Entry into force May 3, 2008.
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General Comment 9, Rights of Children with Disabilities - Non-discrimination and Full Participation
Human Rights Treaty/Document
General Comment 9, Convention on the Rights of the Child, UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, CRC/C/GC/9 (February 27, 2007).
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