Oslo (Norway), 24th March 2025 | Ignasi Grau, Director of OIDEL, and Josyane Zingg, OIDEL’s Advocacy and Training Officer, were invited to the Norwegian Parliament to present the Freedom of Education Index (FEI) and explore ways for the country to fulfill its human rights obligations when it comes to educational pluralism.
Tirana (Albania), 21st-22nd of March 2025 | Catholic Schools is the largest non-governmental schools sector in Europe. As it is custom, we have been invited to the ECCE (European Committee for Catholic Education) General Assembly to give an update on educational pluralism on the international scene and to explain how ECCE can play an important role in moving freedom of education forward in the different European nations.
Freedom of Education Index 2025 Introduction Freedom of education must be understood as an effective plurality of educational offerings and a system of public funding that allows access to non-governmental schools (NGS)1 by families, regardless of their income level. It is a fundamental right that must be guaranteed in every country to respect human rights.…
Geneva (Switzerland), March-April 2025 | The 58th session of the Human Rights Council took place in Geneva from 24 February to 4 April 2025, bringing together UN member states, human rights experts, and civil society to address pressing human rights issues worldwide. OIDEL actively engaged in discussions around children’s rights, advocating for parental involvement in the realization of the rights of the child – especially in the field of education. We also supported the participation of one of our Norwegian members in the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Norway.
Fort Lauderdale (USA), 17th-20th January 2025 | The ISCRC (International School Choice and Reform Conference) is a forum where the latest research and experiences related to school choice are exchanged and discussed.
London (UK), 17th-19th February 2025 | ARC Conference brings together through leaders from different fields such as politics, psychology, education, policy making, and the arts to interrogate some of today’s most important social and cultural questions.
Other Trainings Promoting Human Rights with Openness and Academic Rigour Human rights training is one of the pillars of OIDEL’s work. OIDEL offers face-to-face and online training on the right to education and freedom of education, through courses, seminars and conferences. Academics and professionals from around the world have participated in programmes organised by OIDEL…
Geneva (Switzerland), 28-29th November 2024 | The purpose of the Forum on Minority Issues is to provide a platform for promoting dialogue and cooperation on issues pertaining to minorities, whether national, ethnic, religious or linguistic minorities.
14-15 October, Strasbourg | OIDEL had the honor of participating in the 103rd Annual General Assembly of the Comité Européen pour l’Enseignement Catholique (CEEC), held on November 14, 15, and 16, 2024, at the Centre culturel Saint-Thomas in Strasbourg, France.
Geneva (Switzerland), 4th November 2024 | The UPR (Universal Periodic Review) is a human rights protection mechanism of the Human Rights Council that reviews each country every 4.5 years.