• the need to consider signing the UNESCO Convention Against Discrimination in Education; • the need to adopt measures to minimise parents’ burden of educational costs; • the need to adopt measures to ensure access to education in rural and remote areas; • the need to incorporate human rights education in the curriculum; and • the need to adopt measures to eliminate corporal punishment in schools and to encourage non-violent forms of discipline. Sri Lanka The ACJ recommends that the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) urge its government to address the following issues: • the need to adopt measures to address regional imbalances in school facilities and to improve the quality and availability of teachers and support staff; • the need to adopt measures to ensure that internally displaced persons have access to education opportunities; • the need to adopt measures to eliminate the use of corporal punishment in schools and other educational institutions and to encourage the use of alternative non-violent forms of discipline. • the need to adopt measures to incorporate human rights education into the national curriculum; • the need to adopt measures to minimise child labour and to provide educational opportunities for working children, including young mothers; • consider increasing the minimum age of criminal responsibility to an internationally acceptable level; and • the need to adopt measures to improve access to special education schools and programmes, particularly for students with disabilities. Thailand The ACJ recommends that the National Human Rights Commission of Thailand (NHRCT) urge its government to address the following issues: • consider signing the UNESCO Convention Against Discrimination in Education; 25