75. Domestic courts have started to recognize that children themselves have standing to vindicate their right to education and rights in education. The Supreme Court of Colombia examined a complaint by two boys who had been prevented from continuing their education by attending evening classes (they had to work during the day, being too poor to afford full-time education) because of their homosexuality. The Court faulted the school for having failed to exhibit the values of tolerance and respect of diversity, adding that a public school which posits that “homosexuality is sinful” excludes potential learners. […]
Link to full text of the report: http://www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/TestFrame/8774217173a3fde0c1256a10002ecb42
