The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) denounces the decision taken by the Palestinian Ministry of Education in Gaza to prevent 8 students who have been granted scholarships to study in the United States of America via AMIDEAST, from travelling for "social and cultural reasons." PCHR believes that this decision contradicts basic human rights standards, especially the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Article 26 of UDHR stipulates that: "Parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children." This Decision means also that a number of our best students will be deprived of benefiting from scholarships to study abroad while we are in a dire need to communicate with the outside world, break the isolation and blockade imposed on our people and develop our capacities.
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http://www.pchrgaza.org/portal/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7653:pchr-denounces-gaza-ministry-of-educations-decision-to-prevent-students-having-scholarships-to-study-in-usa-from-leaving-gaza-&catid=36:pchrpressreleases&Itemid=194
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