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Anchoring government actions on human rights

A pronouncement has been made on the necessity to anchor government actions on human rights. This warrants swift action on the part of all government sectors and actors to ensure impactful service delivery.

The education sector is one of the actors that should particularly provide leadership in the process of transformation. This is crucial considering that our society emerged from a background where the right to education of children with special education needs was trampled upon.

The human-centred approach is here to close all the loopholes and remedy injustices perpetrated against the most fragile section of our population - the learners with special education needs. The plight of children with disabilities deserves special focus and attention. More resources should be devoted to unearthing the hidden talents and treasures that this special group of children is endowed with.

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Let's show compassion to baby Asli

Her story is heartbreaking not only because she is fighting for her life at such a tender age, but because her parents have spent months navigating a medical journey filled with uncertainty, delays, and rising fear.What began as something that seemed as simple as jaundice has escalated into a life-threatening condition that now requires an urgent liver transplant.For Asli’s parents, the reality is devastating. They are not asking for luxuries...

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