On 12-13 February 2019, the Abidjan Principles on the human rights obligations of States to provide public education and to regulate private involvement in education were adopted in Côte d’Ivoire, following a three-year participatory consultation and drafting process.

The Abidjan Principles promises to be the new reference point for governments, educators and education providers when debating the respective roles and duties of states and private actors in education. They compile and unpack existing legal obligations that States have regarding the delivery of education, and in particular the role and limitations of private actors in the provision of education. They provide more details about what international human rights law means by drawing from other sources of law and existing authoritative interpretations.

February 2021: Celebrating the two-year anniversary of the Abidjan Principles

More relevant than ever: Celebratory Webinar on 12 February

Join us on 12 February for a 75-minute dynamic webinar will feature short remarks from some of the experts that were behind the Abidjan Principles, and the stakeholders involved in their implementation. We’ve all had many Zoom meetings in the last few months, so this will be quick, dynamic, and participatory event!

Intervenants include Professor Ann Skelton (Chair of the drafting committee); Dr Koumba Boly Barry (UN Special Rapporteur on the right to education); Soledad García Muñoz (Special Rapporteur at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights); Hon. Lady Justice Lydia Mugambe (Uganda High Court); Professor Aoife Nolan (European Committee of Social Rights); Ram Gaire (National Campaign for Education - Nepal)....

More background and full invitation here.

Register here: http://bit.ly/AP2ndAnniversary

video series on the Abidjan Principles: Towards the second anniversary

The Abidjan Principles are turning two on 13 February 2021. To commemorate this historic period for the right to education, we are releasing a series of five videos, every week from 15 January 2021, until the anniversary of the Abidjan Principles on 12-13 February. The first four videos contain testimonies from the main actors that were involved in the Abidjan Principles, with many being shot during the conference itself. The last video will be an animation presenting an overview of the Principles. You can find the new videos on this website every week.

The videos are available below:

• Video #1: What are the Abidjan Principles?

• Video #2: The importance of the Abidjan Principles for the right to education

• Video #3: Addressing privatisation in education with human rights using the Abidjan Principles

• Video #4: How the Abidjan Principles can make a difference