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Language
Education
Mahmood
Abdul
Thank
My
you Mr.
name
And
The
Matheen
Empowerment
Minority
Of Minority
Fellow
am a Sri Lankan
Abdul
Muslim.
the musliin
Among
Matheen
I would
pushed
Minority
could
the many
education
and I am a Global
like
to begin
iSsues
the different
of scliools
at OHCHR
by congratulating
I take this given
the situation
our newly
and I
elected
of scliools
to raise
certain
one of the key issues peitaining
based on religion.
in Sri Lanka
& the declining
opportunity
of my country.
we face as Sri Lankans
coininunities
Fellow
Asaproudbutconcernedcitizen
community
help ii'nprove
is that of segregation
Privatization
Girls
Chairperson,
is Mahinood
is.iues which
And
at OHCHR
presidentHisExcellencyMr.GotabayaRajapaksa.
from
Women
(
away
quality
from
of govt.
This practice
to
has only
one another.
education
liave
added to this
iroblemi.
Sri Lanka
has one of the highest
that only
12%
from
literacy
the Mulsim
rates in south Asia yet, census figures
coini'nunity
enter university
reveal
and that is 8% irr total
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Comment6
[ms3]:
Since the topic you have chosen Is
human rlghts and minority
I would
urge the newly
elected
government
to kindly
look
into the following:
to focus on how. minority
neglected
in sit lanka or perhaps the Importance
languages in non formal
That
it ensures
that there
for all citizens
Non
are equal
irrespective
segregation
of
opportunities
of religion,
schools
while
towards
culture
internship,
code of ethics
women
Ensuring
teaching
will
In
or language
ensuring
protection
enhance
& salaiy
of minority
whlch ever is relevant
and
promotion
of
the education
increment
referring
[ms4]:
Mention
which' languages you are
to
1Comment6 [ms5]: Is'itnot a professional
already?
system.
for teachers
- Comment6
specially
and girls
that
That students
without
which
methodology
education,
Is
languages q(e belhg
yourcase.
access to education
minorityilanguagesl,
Teachingshould becomea professionin Sri JLankffl
with a monitoringbody
Professional
language education,it
important
forced
there
is no room
and all others
assimilation
for the language
are able to exercise
while
pursuing
their
of hate speech
religion
education
& their
in class rooms
culture
freely
.
jReligionlnevertobeusedforpoliticalbenefits&internationalpoliticsshould
not be a barrier
for the human
rights
that's
why we raise this internationally.
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