Right to education in Colombia

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    Law 39 of 1903: Public Education in Colombia, organized and directed according to the Catholic Religion

    Divided into: Primary (publicly funded, free and non-compulsory, and inspected by the national Executive Branch); Secondary (funded by the Nation when the respective establishments operate in the capital of the Republic and inspected by the Executive Branch); Industrial and Professional (funded by the Nation when the respective establishments operate in the capital of the Republic) or by the Departments (in other cases).
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    Law 114 of 1913 - Creating retirement pensions for school teachers

    Official primary school teachers who have served in the teaching profession for a period of not less than twenty years are entitled to a lifetime retirement pension, in accordance with the provisions of this Law.
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    361 / 5.000 Law 0025 of November 6, 1917

    There shall be a National Pedagogical Institute for male and female teachers in the capital of the Republic, where teachers of lower, higher, and normal schools, as well as teachers qualified for didactic teaching and for the management and inspection of national public education, shall be educated in pedagogical science.
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    Compulsory Minimum Education

    Compulsory Minimum Education
    Introduction of preschool education for children over 5 years of age in the private sector.
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    Constitutional reform guarantees freedom of education

    It allows for the secularization of education, and the Church's influence is significant until the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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    1950: Missions of Professor Currie and Father Lebret.

    The missions of Professor Currie and Father Lebret in the 1950s, as well as the mission of the International Labor Organization in the late 1960s, established a new idea of ​​education as a planned and organized system that responds to social goals.
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    DECREE NUMBER 1710 OF 1963

    The Colombian Primary Education Curriculum is adopted and other provisions are issued.
    Primary school is unified into five years in urban and rural areas, and secondary school is divided into two cycles, one focused on practical and technical careers and the other on universities and teacher training colleges.
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    1969 - Signing of International Covenants and Optional Protocols

    • International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights • International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights • Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
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    September 2, 1981. International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.

    To promote and encourage universal respect for and observance of human rights and fundamental freedoms for all, without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion.
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    International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, January 19, 1982.

    Based on the 1967 United Nations Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, the Commission began preparing the CEDAW Convention in 1974. It was approved by the United Nations General Assembly on December 18, 1979, and entered into force on September 3, 1981.
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    December 8, 1987 - Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.

    The image shows those who signed and ratified it, as well as those who did not.
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    Colombian Constitution

    Education is included among social, economic, and cultural rights. Education is a fundamental right.
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    January 28, 1991 - Convention on the Rights of the Child

    The Convention, throughout its 54 articles, recognizes that children (human beings under the age of 18) are individuals with the right to full physical, mental, and social development, and the right to freely express their opinions.
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    1991 Current Constitution of Colombia

    Education is not included in the chapter on fundamental rights, but it appears in the chapter on social, economic, and cultural rights, where it is considered a fundamental right of children.
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    1997 - Second Optional Protocol to the Abolition of the Death Penalty, August 5, 1997.

    Colombia did not sign the treaty under review. However, the President gave his executive approval to the present treaty and decided to submit it to Congress for approval.
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    Forum

    World Education Forum in Dakar, Senegal "Education for All" Global Commitment to Quality Basic Education.
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    Conference

    International Conference on the Right to Education held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
    "Education is an internationally recognized right."
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    Law 1098 (Childhood and Adolescence Code):

    Reaffirms education as a fundamental right of children and adolescents.
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    Law 1732:

    Introduces the Chair of Peace in all educational institutions.
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    Decree 1421:

    Regulates inclusive education, guaranteeing access for people with disabilities.