The Right to Education and Human Rights Education in International Context

Authors

  • Ricardo Hevia Rivas Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano

Keywords:

Right to education, Legal framework, Human rights education

Abstract

The basis of the right to education is the universal aspiration of living in a world without fear and where all people can fully enjoy their freedom. The right to education is the embodiment of all human rights, being the key that enables the exercise of all other rights, both civil and political (freedom rights) as well as social, economic and cultural (equality rights). In the context of poverty and social polarization in which Latin America is inserted, the aspiration of a free and compulsory education, aimed to promote peace and understanding among individuals and nations, and where parents can exercise their right to choose the kind of education they wish their children to receive, this right is more important than ever. The right to education stands on three fundamental principles: equal dignity for all human beings, non-discrimination, and democratic participation. This present article states what every student is entitled for within the educational system and closes with the role that the State and the national and international community play in order to make this fundamental human right a requirable one.

Author Biography

Ricardo Hevia Rivas, Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano

Profesor de filosofía, titulado en la Universidad Católica de Chile, y postgraduado en la Universidad de Stanford, California. Entre 1998 y 2010 fue consultor de la Oficina Regional de Educación para América Latina y el Caribe de la UNESCO en temas de educación, diversidad cultural y derechos humanos. Es profesor en la Escuela de Educación de la Universidad Academia de Humanismo Cristiano e investigador del Programa Interdisciplinario de Investigaciones en Educación, PIIE. En 1991 formó parte de la Comisión Presidencial para la Educación Superior. Entre 1990 y 1992 fue Director de la Oficina de Relaciones Internacionales del Ministerio de Educación. Entre 1992 y 1997 fue Director del Área de Educación del Convenio Andrés Bello con sede en Bogotá y Agregado Cultural de la Embajada de Chile en Colombia.

Published

2010-11-01

How to Cite

Hevia Rivas, R. (2010). The Right to Education and Human Rights Education in International Context. Revista Latinoamericana De Educación Inclusiva - Latin American Journal of Inclusive Educatio, 4(2), 25–29. Retrieved from https://revistainclusiva.ucentral.cl/revistainclusiva/article/view/4_2_003

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Section

Sección Temática