Reflecting on public services, education and human rights | Teaching rights and social justice @sciencespo | Formerly Director of Law & Policy @GIESCR | Fr/Eng
Nov 27, 2022 • 13 tweets • 12 min read
Dear @KLM I'm writing to you to expose what could appear to be discriminatory behaviour, or worse. I hope the world will watch what you really are.
Today, we had a colleague booked on KLM from Ghana to Santiago/Chile through Amsterdam. You denied him boarding without legal ground
@KLM staff in Accra and a @KLM operator on the phone argued based on this website made by KLM klm.traveldoc.aero that an Ivorian cannot transit through Amsterdam without a visa. However, the official @DutchMFA website clearly states such visa is not required in his case.
Apr 13, 2019 • 7 tweets • 5 min read
I'm SHOCKED by the level of misinformation (lies?) in this article economist.com/leaders/2019/0…. I don't even know where to start with unpacking the untruths of this piece. A few examples in this thread.
"in developing countries private schools are better—and much more efficient". FALSE. Absolutely no conclusive evidence in that sense, rather the contrary. E.g. Ashley, @JosephWales1, @PaulineMRose et. al bit.ly/15OKajk or the work of @PrachiSrivasoxfamblogs.org/fp2p/its-compl…
