The Islamic Republic of Iran and children’s right to education: availability & accessibility

The Islamic Republic of Iran is obliged to respect the right education under international human rights law and has made legal commitments conform 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social Cultural Rights (ICESCR) 1989 Convention Child (CRC). Drawing framework developed by former Special Rapporteur UN High Commission for Human Education, Katarina Tomaševski, that must be available, accessible, acceptable adaptable, this article discusses Iran’s response its obligation make available accessible. It illustrates how state falling short in duty accessible all children jurisdiction, reinforcing gender inequities experienced girls practising religious discrimination educational access.