Invest in Education and Justice to Strengthen Rule of Law

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image A teacher speaks to students during a lesson at a public school in São Paulo, Brazil on October 18, 2021. © 2021 Patricia Monteiro/Bloomberg via Getty Images A new UNESCO report illustrates how education can empower children and their communities to access their human rights. It also shows that education and justice can uphold the rule of law in contexts where it’s in decline and where children live in conditions of extreme injustice. Human Rights Watch has long documented the consequences of restricting teachers’ ability to deliver quality education and…

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