Abstract

CAVAZOTTI AIRES, Diogo. CHILE, COLOMBIA AND ECUADOR: SEX EDUCATION IN INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND STATE INITIATIVES. Novum Jus [online]. 2021, vol.15, n.2, pp.55-89.  Epub July 23, 2022. ISSN 1692-6013.  https://doi.org/10.14718/novumjus.2021.15.2.3.

From the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to more recent documents of the same kind, education has been treated as a priority in childhood and adolescence to promote the development of the human being's integral personality. This includes - sometimes directly, sometimes indirectly - attention to the teaching of sexuality to improve conditions and access to public health and the personal, professional, and economic growth of the individual and the country. This research explains how Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador have approached sexuality education based on current national laws. The purpose is to analyze whether these countries follow the parameters defined in international conventions. The research is grounded on a documentary review and analysis process that, based on the recommendations of human rights treaties, explores the reality of the aforementioned countries in terms of sex education. This study concluded that the different approaches to sex education in Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador, which occupy different positions in the ranking of teenage pregnancy in Latin America, explain the unequal results presented by these countries.

Keywords : Sex education; international deals; education; human rights; Chile; Colombia; Ecuador.

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