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#ChildRights deputy director at Human Rights Watch @hrw
Sep 23, 2020 5 tweets 2 min read
This week, the UN's #DisabilityRights committee issued its FIRST decision on inclusive education. It's in Spanish, so here's a precis🧵:

THE CASE: Rubén, a child in Spain🇪🇸 with Down syndrome, attended a mainstream school with the support of a special education assistant. 1/5 BUT at age 10, starting Year 4, his teacher began to discriminate against him & mistreat him😱. In Year 5, Rubén's new teacher said he didn't need the education assistant. Rubén's parents complained, and the assistant was allowed back, but the teacher wouldn't collaborate😒. 2/5
Jul 4, 2018 8 tweets 2 min read
A THREAD on reasons migrants have been refused to be recognized as children in France, as documented in new @hrw report: hrw.org/news/2018/07/0… Image “You have demonstrated significant autonomy and maturity by
deciding on your own to leave your country and travel alone.”