Human Rights and Education

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This paper provides a critical analysis of constitutional law as it applies to literacy and the entitlement to equal access to educational resources in the United States of America, the Republic of South Africa (RSA) and Cameroon. A definition of the problem is followed by a discussion of the nature and extent of the problem in these three countries. An analysis of the dynamics of the problems and potential solutions and a summary of the research conclude the paper.

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"The Republic of South Africa (RSA) has experienced some profound and fundamental social changes experienced since independence.
The CIA's 2003 literacy rate estimate for the RSA's total population was 86.4% (male: 87%; female: 85.7%) (RSA, 2003). For many years, South Africa has been a focus of world attention. According to Nels, Gordon & Mabin (2005), the former South African government, dominated by the minority white population, maintained a policy of apartheid ("apartness") that enforced a rigid system of segregation between government-defined races in housing, education, and many other spheres of life. Apartheid resulted in vehement opposition internally and from most countries in the world; as a result, in 1990 the South African government began repealing the apartheid laws, initiating the transition to government led by the black majority, a process that culminated in the permanent nonracial constitution promulgated in 1997 (Nels, Gordon & Magin, 2005)."

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