The Protection of Rights to Education for the Refugee Children During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

Child as the smalles member in family is the main vulnarable actor. Internationally speaking, the protection of children's rights is granted under the Convention on the Rights of the Children. One of the most crucial children righs to be concerned is the right to education in a non-discriminatory manner. The Covid-19 Pandemic led to the closure of schools to enforce physical distancing measure, and this condition impact the refugee children learners as well. The study aims to examine legal protections of the right to education for the refugee childrenin international perspective and in Indonesia. This research usesa normative legal research using three approaches: statutory approaches, conceptual approaches, and comparative approaches. The result of this study was: the protection of the right to education towards the refugee children shall be remained a concern in international society. Education shall be applicable in a non-discriminatory manner, including to the refugee children. During this Covid-19 Pandemic, International organization as well as the States government shall ensure that the community as well as the refugee within certain state jurisdiction, remain informed about the educational opportunities, school reopening and the pandemic. Secondly, Indonesia has no specific regulations about the implementation to the fulfillment of right to education towards refugee children. Whereas, Indonesia is responsible to provide non-discriminatory education to the children refugge. Thus, Indonesian government shall also put concern to the access to education especially during this Covid-19 Pandemic towards the refugee children.