India: Marginalized Children Denied Education
APRIL 22, 2014
(New Delhi) – School authorities inIndia persistently discriminate against children from marginalized communities, denying them their right to education, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Four years after an ambitious education law went into effect in India guaranteeing free schooling to every child ages 6 to 14, almost every child is enrolled, yet nearly half are likely to drop out before completing their elementary education.
Use Monitoring, Redress Mechanisms to Keep Pupils in School
APRIL 22, 2014(New Delhi) – School authorities inIndia persistently discriminate against children from marginalized communities, denying them their right to education, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Four years after an ambitious education law went into effect in India guaranteeing free schooling to every child ages 6 to 14, almost every child is enrolled, yet nearly half are likely to drop out before completing their elementary education.
