Aligned with our advocacy efforts towards U.N. mandate holders to continuously strengthen public education and human rights standards, as well as address crucial issues affecting the right to education, along with Campaña Latinoamericana por el Derecho a la Educación (CLADE) and the Right to Education Initiative (RTE) we submitted a joint contribution to the study on the solutions to promote digital education for young people and to ensure their protection from online threats to be presented at the 57th session of the Human Rights Council in September 2024 by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). 

The submission focuses on question 4 of the call: “What are the main gaps and challenges to young people’s protection from online threats in law, policy, and practice in your country and the impacts on young people’s human rights?” 

We brought to the attention of the High Commissioner the following risks which directly affect the human rights of young people: privacy and data usage; online violence; and, hazards to health. Additionally, we highlighted a substantial systemic issue, the growing trend toward the privatisation of and in education. 

For more information, consult the submission below.