Summary

In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, Alena Douhan, assesses the impact of unilateral sanctions, means of their enforcement and overcompliance on the right to education and other academic rights. Main impacts identified include impediments to the exercise of the right to education in general; access to technologies and teaching materials; access to informational resources, academic events and cooperation; the right to benefit from scientific progress; and disruption of academic freedoms and academic networks. Negative impacts affect students and academics from countries under sanctions, third States and sanctioning States, as well as their general populations.