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September 1, 2016 Dispatches

Attack in Afghanistan Shutters its School for the Blind

Insurgent Attack Destroyed Braille Printing Press, Classrooms

Damage from shrapnel is seen on the walls and locked garage doors at the Vocational High School for the Blind in Kabul, following an attack on August 25, 2016 that left the school closed.
August 31, 2016 Letter

Submission on Pakistan to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

August 17, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: Rise in Military Use of Schools

Security Forces, Taliban Threaten Children’s Lives, Education

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August 16, 2016 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission on the Philippines to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

August 8, 2016 Commentary

When Refugees Work, Children More Likely to Attend School

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July 12, 2016 Letter

Human Rights Watch Letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

July 6, 2016 Letter

Letter to NATO Re: Civilian Protection in Afghanistan

July 6, 2016 News Release

Afghanistan: NATO Should Strengthen Civilian Protection

Adopt Strategy at Summit to Curb Military Abuses

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani speak at a news conference in Kabul on March 15, 2016.
June 30, 2016 Commentary

Where Schools Are Already Closed

Children look through a destroyed classroom window at Yerwa Primary School, Maiduguri, Borno state, damaged by Boko Haram during attacks in 2010 and 2013. The school, established in 1915, was the first primary school in northeast Nigeria. © 2015 Bede Shep
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Germany: HRW Wins Prestigious Theodore Wanner Award

June 20, 2016 Commentary

Assuring Lithuania’s UN Legacy

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June 15, 2016 Dispatches

Dispatches: Philippines’ Displaced Children Barred from School

Zamboanga East and West Central School, Zamboanga City, Philippines, 2013.
May 31, 2016 Commentary

How Afghan Classrooms Became Bunkers

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May 26, 2016 Commentary

Netherlands Moves World Toward Safer Wartime Schools

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May 18, 2016 News Release

Netherlands: Action Needed for Safe Schools

Symposium Set for Anniversary of Declaration

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