Bangladesh: Sons of convicted war criminals detained
Bangladesh: Sons of convicted war criminals detained https://t.co/rx32ZQejNQ
— Toby Cadman (@tobycadman) 12. August 2016
Every minute 24 people are forced to flee their homes because of war or persecution. Please stand #WithRefugees pic.twitter.com/b2heJGQUek
— UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) 12. August 2016
#Bahraini women should not need a guardian to leave the country and travel abroad under any circumstances?#Bahrain pic.twitter.com/umjtfpI5D5
— Maytham Al Salman (@MaythamAlsalman) 12. August 2016
#HumanRights and #ReligiousTolerance defender @MaythamAlsalman to be interrogated in Bahrain Sunday @BeritHagenAgoy @Lindacath @borgebrende
— Iver Ørstavik (@iverorstavik) 12. August 2016
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Uganda to close the largest chain of commercial private schools over non-respect of basic education standards
… Bridge International Academies is a for-profit commercial chain of low-cost private schools backed up by investors such as Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) and Pierre Omidyar (eBay), as well as the World Bank, and the US and British Governments. It aims at providing education to 10 million pupils by 2025 and already runs over 450 schools in Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria and soon Liberia and India. The company has been particularly criticised for using a non-transparent system of entirely scripted and standardised curriculum mostly designed in the USA, delivered by untrained teachers reading the script from a tablet, while selling this scheme as “world-class education” to poor people in developing countries in a bid to seek profits.
The decision to close BIA schools follows several statements from United Nations (UN) human rights bodies as well as a report from a UK parliament watchdog that criticised BIA, suggesting that the development of these schools may lead to human rights breaches.
“The Ugandan education system suffers from many shortcomings. However, it does not mean that any investors can come in and make profit out of the situation by delivering low-quality education while disregarding national authorities and standards. International treaties and a recent resolution from the UN Human Rights Council make clear that it is the duty of the government to close schools that are sub-standard or that lead to commercialisation of education, and we applaud the Government for upholding its obligations,” said Frederick Mwesigye, Executive Director of the Forum for Education NGOS in Uganda (FENU).
— Bretton Woods Proj. (@brettonwoodspr) 12. August 2016
More shocking details of #Australia’s abuse of asylum seekers on #Nauru from teachers working with kids in detention https://t.co/aqwX2xoGY5
— MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) 12. August 2016
.@UN Secretary-General appoints Werner Faymann of #Austria as his Special Envoy on Youth Employment https://t.co/5BAqkReWWL
— UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 12. August 2016
Wise words from #TeamRefugees‚ @YusraMardini1 https://t.co/K5GLdYZDJb
— Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 12. August 2016
Go, go, go, Anjelina and James! Join us to cheer for these #TeamRefugees track stars this evening in Rio! pic.twitter.com/0VQRoxW9wz
— TeamRefugees (@TeamRefugees) 12. August 2016
Opinio Juris » Blog Archive Emerging Voices: Can Foreign Investors Enforce International Investment Law in U…. https://t.co/voIkMGi5Pd
— WorldTradeLaw.net (@WorldTradeLaw) 12. August 2016
Digby Neck fight over Whites Point Quarry is about sovereignty, Noah Richler says https://t.co/CxOdTEi0LY
— Sujata Dey (@sujata_dey) 12. August 2016
@michael_byers @opiniojuris Mature nations sometimes agree to disagree, leave a “problem” unsolved and work together on common interests.
— Brian Pehora (@bpehora) 12. August 2016
Crystal Serenity voyage through Northwest Passage an opportunity to solve US-Canada dispute https://t.co/Vv6rUWOp0p #Arctic @opiniojuris
— Michael Byers (@michael_byers) 12. August 2016
A step towards ending #police impunity! #Kenya court rules lawyer was murdered by police: https://t.co/U46Mqr0m1T pic.twitter.com/DnB5jUwQeA
— Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 12. August 2016
My op ed
Canadian International Assistance Threatens Human Right To Water https://t.co/11nj8p6OAi
— Maude Barlow (@MaudeBarlow) 12. August 2016
#Goal2: More food, less hunger. We can make this a reality! https://t.co/dRZltcWByy #Pandas4GlobalGoals pic.twitter.com/IoBJNiAa9o — UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 12. August 2016
#YouthDay @UN_Vienna @UNIDO: Interns daydreaming about sustainable consumption & production #Youth2030 #GlobalGoals pic.twitter.com/EJxvV625MN — UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 12. August 2016
Join the #YouthDay on Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sust. Consumption and Production! https://t.co/k43EvZjpxx pic.twitter.com/q3auAoD3ea — UN Vienna (@UN_Vienna) 12. August 2016
15 easy and creative ways young activists can fight #corruption: https://t.co/qCxJUGBdRf #YouthDay pic.twitter.com/KlKtNLbas2 — Transparency Int’l (@anticorruption) 12. August 2016
#Syria needs your help. RT this video NOW to get the message out. #SaveSyria https://t.co/C35lI8STjl — US Holocaust Museum (@HolocaustMuseum) 11. August 2016
Khaled Harah–#WhiteHelmet hero–killed today rescuing civilians from rubble in #Aleppo. Saved countless #Syrian lives https://t.co/r61fIsADFK — Samantha Power (@AmbassadorPower) 12. August 2016
Flüchtlinge hängen an der serbisch-ungarischen Grenze fest. Dazu das Stück von meinem Kollegen Darko Jakovlijevic
Flüchtlinge hängen an der serbisch-ungarischen Grenze fest. Dazu das Stück von meinem Kollegen Darko Jakovlijevic
Flüchtlinge hängen an der serbisch-ungarischen Grenze fest. Dazu das Stück von meinem Kollegen Darko Jakovlijevic
Wikileaks Says They Have 1,700 Emails Proving Hillary Clinton Knew About U.S. Military Weapons Shipments To Al… https://t.co/2902smdwEE — Inquisitr News (@theinquisitr) 11. August 2016
Hi @GEsfandiari please can you help me with my school project by sharing with your contacts& RTing? Appreciate it?https://t.co/9KSgW2HWFs — Wave From The World (@wavefromworld) 11. August 2016
Medals or not at #Rio2016 #Olympics; all members of #TeamRefugees are true champions! https://t.co/fGRkrZtlme — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 12. August 2016
#TeamRefugees have captured the world’s attention at #Rio2016 and refugees in Kenya’s Kakuma camp have been watching pic.twitter.com/pAd3sPbSkt — UN Refugee Agency (@Refugees) 11. August 2016
„They are my heroes.“ @aiww sends a message for #TeamRefugees https://t.co/hGWoDxM1ax — TeamRefugees (@TeamRefugees) 11. August 2016
When You Kill Ten Million Africans You Aren’t Called ‚Hitler‘ https://t.co/oJj6hMDVkK via @MarkGKirshner — JOHN PHILLIPS (@redplastictromb) 12. August 2016
Dutch investigate death threats against Palestinian ICC activist https://t.co/yqzorwd7tY via @Reuters — Ferry Biedermann (@ferrybiedermann) 11. August 2016
Important piece by @Hala_Aldosari shows how #Saudi Guardianship limits potential for women https://t.co/kj3x4c8OcY pic.twitter.com/jjpeTef2Y4 — Minky Worden (@MinkysHighjinks) 12. August 2016
For a Saudi woman, personal choice is a luxury. Only women with agreeable guardians can control their lives. https://t.co/tbWhne1Gb3 — Foreign Affairs (@ForeignAffairs) 12. August 2016
On week ago in #Libya, this man was repeatedly beaten with an iron bar on the soles of his feet. He’s in agony. pic.twitter.com/Hral4nfRZg — MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) 11. August 2016
In #Libya, thousands of parents are watching their babies learn to walk in makeshift migrant prisons. pic.twitter.com/ppOaVnzO8T — MSF Sea (@MSF_Sea) 11. August 2016
As we rightly confront horrific terror in #Europe, the #Syria gov is counting on our indifference wrt its war crimes https://t.co/mIkasjvTml — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 12. August 2016
Questionnaire for the #US presidential nominees https://t.co/dRBFVFB4ul cc @HillaryClinton @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/TGDxkX6lJD — Lotte Leicht (@LotteLeicht1) 12. August 2016
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