Education International is the federation of organisations representing over 30 million teachers and other education workers, through 384 member organisations in 169 countries and territories. http://www.ei-ie.org en-uk http://www.ei-ie.org/image/rss_logo.gif http://www.ei-ie.org 144 37 http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=771&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=771&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe Violence continues in Zimbabwe following the drawn out election process and affects particularly trade unionists and teachers. The EI affiliate ZIMTA witnessed "many teachers in rural areas being killed, maimed, wantonly tortured and abused". rights Fri, 09 May 2008 17:08:41 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=759&theme=rights&country=colombia http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=759&theme=rights&country=colombia Educators around the world are condemning the latest brutal assassinations of teacher trade unionists in Colombia. On 1 April, Emerson Ivan Herrera Ruales and Luz Mariela Diaz Lopez lost their lives at the hands of unknown gunmen who shot them as they made their way to work in the morning. rights Fri, 11 Apr 2008 20:22:24 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=761&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=761&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe Education International has received chilling reports about political retribution against teachers in Zimbabwe. This comes in the aftermath of general elections held on 30 March. rights Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:00:43 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=733&theme=rights&country=iran http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=733&theme=rights&country=iran Together with other Global Union Federations and civil society partners, EI took part in the Global Action Day for Solidarity in front of the Embassy of Iran in Brussels on March 6, 2008. rights Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:18:52 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=728&theme=rights&country=iran http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=728&theme=rights&country=iran EI joins the International Transport Federation and other Global Union Federations in a Global Action Day in solidarity with Iranian workers and teachers on 6 March 2008. rights Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:43:52 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=724&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=724&theme=rights&country=zimbabwe Nine members of the Progressive Teachers Union of Zimbabwe (PTUZ) were abducted on 19 February for distributing leaflets about the country's education crisis. rights Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:48:01 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=722&theme=rights&country=philippines http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=722&theme=rights&country=philippines A peaceful demonstration organized by teachers and students defending quality public education in the Philippines was violently dispersed by law enforcement officers last January 31. As a result of police brutality, 23 demonstrators were injured. Other 6 demonstrators were arbitrarily arrested. rights Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:12:40 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=716&theme=rights&country=ethiopia http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=716&theme=rights&country=ethiopia Gemoraw Kassa, General Secretary of the Ethiopian Teachers' Association and about 30 other members of ETA, on Thursday, February 7th heard the shocking news that their appeal to the Supreme High Court was denied. The court upheld an earlier decision which ordered the ETA to hand over property, other assets, and its name - in other words, its very identity and existence - to a rival union which was formed in 1993 by the government and also named ETA. rights Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:14:09 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=709&theme=rights&country=ethiopia http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=709&theme=rights&country=ethiopia A four person EI delegation is currently in Ethiopia to enter into a dialogue with the Ethiopian authorities to press the case for the respect of trade union and human rights. The delegation is composed of the General Secretaries of the British and Ugandan teachers unions, respectively Steve SINNOTT and Teopista BIRUNGI MAYANJA, as well as the EI Chief Regional Coordinator Assibi NAPOE and EI Coordinator Emanuel FATOMA. In Ethiopia, the delegation is joined by the General Secretary of the Ethiopia Teachers' Association, Gemoraw KASSA. rights Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:50:54 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=694&theme=rights&country=ethiopia http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=694&theme=rights&country=ethiopia EI is pleased to announce that Berhanu Aba-Debisa, Wolde Dana and Wibit Legamo have at last been released on bail. With the support of National Union of Teachers (NUT), from the United Kingdom and EI, the three colleagues are free at last and extend their gratitude for the support received during the hardest of times. rights Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:01:42 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=693&theme=rights&country=iran http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=693&theme=rights&country=iran On 14 December, nine teachers were sentenced to 91 days imprisonment by a criminal court of the province of Hamadan in Iran. rights Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:42:40 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=691&theme=rights&country=ethiopia http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=691&theme=rights&country=ethiopia Teachers throughout Ethiopia have been summoned to meetings with school principals, where teachers are informed they shall elect school representatives for the "Ethiopia Teachers' Association". rights Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:33:31 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=679&theme=rights&country=global http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=679&theme=rights&country=global The Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that: "Everyone has the right to education". rights Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:46:08 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=668&theme=rights&country=pakistan http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=668&theme=rights&country=pakistan The Council of Global Unions*, headed by the EI General Secretary Fred van Leeuwen, protested against the arrests of several trade union leaders following the imposition of the state of emergency earlier in November. rights Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:11:02 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=662&theme=rights&country=colombia http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=662&theme=rights&country=colombia EI deplores the murder of two teacher trade unionists within the past week rights Tue, 13 Nov 2007 09:33:42 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=654&theme=rights&country=ethiopia http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=654&theme=rights&country=ethiopia In an email dated 29 October 2007, Gemoraw Kassa, General Secretary of the Ethiopian Teachers' Association(ETA), informed EI that the Ethiopian Federal Supreme Court decided on that day to release on bail detained colleagues Anteneh Getnet, Berhanu Aba-Debissa, Wolde Dana, along with Wibit Ligamo, Dana's wife. rights Wed, 31 Oct 2007 14:23:09 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=645&theme=rights&country=ethiopia http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=645&theme=rights&country=ethiopia In light of the Urgent Resolution adopted by its recent 5th World Congress, EI calls on the solidarity and support of its members and partners to ensure the immediate release of detained Ethiopian colleagues. rights Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:38:33 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=630&theme=rights&country=argentina http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=630&theme=rights&country=argentina Teachers in Argentina joined a national strike convened by EI affiliate CTERA on October 4th to demand that those responsible for the assassination of Carlos Fuentealba be brought to justice. rights Wed, 10 Oct 2007 14:02:13 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=623&theme=rights&country=israel http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=623&theme=rights&country=israel Education International is deeply concerned by reports that up to 600 students have been denied exit from Gaza despite assurances from the Israeli authorities that they would be allowed to leave. rights Fri, 05 Oct 2007 11:43:42 GMT http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=620&theme=rights&country=drc http://www.ei-ie.org/rights/en/newsshow.php?id=620&theme=rights&country=drc Teachers have been on strike for a month in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Education International has again demanded action by President Joseph Kabila to resolve the crisis. rights Tue, 02 Oct 2007 14:54:22 GMT