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September 6, 2018 Statement

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August 30, 2018 Statement

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July 23, 2018 Commentary

Cameroon’s Schools Are Under Attack, And The UK Can Help Stop It

The date on a blackboard indicates the last time that this classroom in a school in the Anglophone region of Cameroon was last used to teach children
July 19, 2018 News Release

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Government and Separatists Abuse Civilians

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July 2, 2018 Dispatches

Yes, We Can End the Military Use of Schools

UN Report Shows Why More Countries Should Join Safe Schools Declaration

United Nations peacekeepers from Pakistan using a school building in Mourouba, Ouaka province, as their base in violation of UN guidelines and regulations. The forces left the school in January 2017 after Human Rights Watch informed UN authorities.
June 29, 2018 Statement

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on El Salvador

79th session, 2018

June 19, 2018 Dispatches

An Opportunity for Ukraine to Endorse the Safe Schools Declaration

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June 15, 2018 Report

Yemen: Key Concerns for Hodeida Battle

Poor Record of Coalition and Houthi Indiscriminate Attacks and Aid Restrictions

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June 5, 2018 Statement

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May 29, 2018 News Release

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Government Should Protect Rights While Dealing With Unrest

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