A Growing Global Push for Free Education for Every Child

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Click to expand Image Students in a pre-primary school classroom in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 2021.  © 2021 Bede Sheppard / Human Rights Watch The global push to make free education accessible for every child gained momentum, as 81 states met at the United Nations in Geneva on August 31 to September 2 to discuss a proposed treaty that could strengthen children’s right to education and remove financial barriers that keep many out of school.The new optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · September 9, 2026

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