The 49th session of the Human Rights Council took place in Geneva in March 2022. After two years of COVID, all the meetings were held in hybrid format. Despite the format, OIDEL was able to participate delivering several oral statements. Our actions are summarized below: Interactive Dialogue with the Special...
EMIE meeting, 10 February 2022
This morning, the EMIE online meeting took place. EMIE is the European Association for Independent Education, which brings together all organisations and civil society actors involved in non-state education.
V International Congress on Human Rights and Education – Valencia (Spain)
On February 3 and 4, the V International Congress on Human Rights and Education took place in Valencia, organized by the Mainel Foundation. This two-day congress took place at the Valencia Bar Association and was sponsored by the Generalitat Valenciana. Among the speakers, there were Miguel Ángel Sancho, president of...
10th International School Choice and Reform Conference in Dublin
From the 6ht until the 8th of January, OIDEL participated in the International School Choice and Reform Conference. This conference took place in Dublin (Ireland). This was the 10th edition of this conference which enable different scholars on educational pluralism to share their recent researches. For OIDEL, this is a...
“Building Back Better” by Including Parents
Intersessional meeting for dialogue and cooperation on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development OIDEL has participated in the Intersessional meeting for dialogue and cooperation on Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that took place online on January 18th, 2022. The meeting was organized around...
UNESCO International Seminar on the Evolving Right to Education (December 7 and 8, 2021).
On December 7 and 8 of the present year, UNESCO held an International Seminar on the Evolving Right to Education and to encourage the better exercising of this right. This dialogue included country representatives, experts, as well as civil society members, to discuss about the challenges when exercising this universal right, as well as the need to ensure quality education.
General Assembly of the European Committee for Catholic Education (Athens) – 22nd and 23rd October
The 22nd and the 23rd of October took place in the city of Athens (Greece) the General Assembly of the European Committee for Catholic Education (ECCE). The ECCE is the institution that gathers all the national representations of Catholic Schools in Europe. The General Assembly took important decisions, as the...
Webinar about the COVID-19 and its impact on the exercise of the right to education worldwide
Webinar: A "common good" approach to COVID-19 in the field of educationLast Tuesday July 7, OIDEL organized a new webinar about the COVID-19 and its impact on the exercise of the right to education worldwide. With Ignasi Grau as a mediator, different panelists and attendees joined via Zoom to address...
COVID19, education and the Rapport from the Special Rapporteur on the right to education.
During the 44th session of the Human Rights Council, a topic which was relevant to most- if not all- countries was the impat on the COVID-19 pandemic on the right to education. This pandemic has represented a major health, economic and social crissi, while also having a great impact...
International Congress OIEC- 2019- New York
The International Congress of Catholic Teaching was held at Fordham University in New York from June 5th to June 8th. On June 7th and 8th all the working sessions took place at Fordham University.OIDEL organized a Lab to explain the importance of organizations such as the OIEC to be present before international...