The Right to Education for Afghan Refugee Children in Iran in light of the International Asylum System

Document Type : academic

Authors

1 Assistant Professor at Department of Law, Buinzahra Branch, Islamic Azad University

2 M.A. Student, Department of Law, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch,

Abstract

Education is a fundamental human right and is essential for the exercise of other rights. Afghan refugees are one of the largest refugee populations, and instability at home has driven many of them to Iran since the 1980s. Displaced and asylum-seeking children require special protection due to their vulnerability. Given that the focus of international instruments and reports in the field of the right to education is on the realization of free, compulsory and universal primary education, the question arises as to how the right to education of Afghan refugee children in Iran can be analyzed in the light of the international refugee law system? It seems that imposing additional costs of the education for Afghan refugees not only violates the national standard of conduct, but also violates the commitment to provide free and universal education for children in Iran.

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