Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 13934 | 27 January 2016

Access to school and education for all children

Signatories: Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Mr Piet De BRUYN, Belgium, NR ; Mr Mogens JENSEN, Denmark, SOC ; Mr Rasmus NORDQVIST, Denmark, UEL ; Ms Petra De SUTTER, Belgium, SOC

Origin - 2016 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, after paragraph 4.17, insert the following paragraph:

"ensure access by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex children to quality education by promoting respect and inclusion of LGBTI persons and the dissemination of objective information about issues concerning sexual orientation and gender identity, and by introducing measures to address homophobic and transphobic bullying."

Explanatory note

The Parliamentary Assembly (Recommendation 1915(2010), Resolution 1728(2010)), the Committee of Ministers (Recommendation 2010(5)) and the Commissioner for Human Rights have all expressed concern at the problems faced by LGBTI children in the field of education. This is a very important question that should be mentioned expressly in the resolution.