Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Right to Education in India : Have children got it right ?

Do you know that in 2009,Indian government enacted a right to education act which says every child aged between 6 and 14 years old should get free and compulsory education in the country. 
The law was fair and free of discrimination. But according to studies by organizations working in the field of human rights,Indian children from marginalized communities are being discriminated and deprived of right to education. The report named “they say we are dirty” highlights injustice and denial of rights to these minority children. It says “discrimination in schools takes various forms including teachers asking students to clean toilets, massage their legs, sit separately, insulting Muslim and tribal students and girls being kept away from the classrooms. Experts say that government should adopt more effective measures to monitor the treatment of vulnerable children to ensure they remain in the classroom. In India most children are enrolled in primary schools but the rate of dropouts is very high due to barriers of caste, ethnicity, gender, religion and economic conditions which prevent them from fulfilling their dreams of having a better future.

Team TAHRIR

No comments:

Post a Comment