Violations and Challenges of the Right to Education for Children in Light of the Requirements of International Documents

Abstract

The right to education for children has been emphasized in international documents. However, violations and challenges surrounding this right are significant issues that need to be elucidated and analyzed. Therefore, the aim of the present article is to examine the question: What are the violations and challenges to the right to education for children in light of the requirements of international documents? This article is descriptive-analytical and uses a library research method to address the stated question. Discrimination, violation of the right to awareness, violation of the right to development, violation of educational equality, and violations of the human rights foundations of the right to education are instances of the violation of children’s right to education in light of the requirements of international documents. Structural shortcomings in the education system, lack of attention to and allocation of sufficient budgets and resources for education, failure to refine educational laws and higher-level documents in the field of the country’s comprehensive education system, lack of cooperation, coordination, and absence of an executive agreement between the Ministry of Education and supportive organizations to meet international requirements are challenges facing the right to education for children in Iran. Strategies for ensuring the right to education for children in Iran, in alignment with international documents, to overcome the harms and challenges of international requirements, include the refinement of higher-level documents and educational laws, structural reforms in the education system, revisions to the national budget law in terms of prioritization, redefining educational concepts in relation to indigenous, religious, cultural, and human rights frameworks within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, and drafting independent documents in this regard.