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July 29, 2020 Dispatches

Sudanese School Closed by Pandemic, Kept Closed by Armed Forces

Authorities Should Urgently Remove Armed Forces, Reopen Girls’ School

This file photo shows a sign reading "Education is a right for a girl child" at a refugee settlement of people from South Sudan in Imvepi, Uganda, 27 June 2017.
July 3, 2020 Commentary

Keeping Schools Safe from the Battlefield

Why Global Legal and Policy Efforts to Deter the Military Use of Schools Matter

July 3, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Russia

76th session

June 30, 2020 News Release

Afghanistan: Taliban Rights Efforts Fall Far Short

Abuses Persist, Protections Fragile as Peace Talks Begin

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June 15, 2020 News Release

UN Chief’s ‘List of Shame’ Drops Saudi-Led Coalition

Russia, US, Israel also Omitted from List of Violators Against Children

Children attending class on the first day of school. An airstrike damaged the school during fighting between Saudi-led coalition-backed Yemeni government forces and Houthi forces, Taizz, Yemen, September 3, 2019.
May 26, 2020 Witness

Witness: Waging War on Burkina Faso’s Schools

A Survivor Tells How Armed Islamists Attacked Students and Colleagues

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May 26, 2020 News Release

Burkina Faso: Armed Islamists Attack Education

Devastating Toll on Teachers, Students, and Schools

Young students in a classroom
May 12, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Kuwait

87th Pre-Session

March 12, 2020 Dispatches

Targeted for Going to School in Cameroon

Separatists Continue Attacks on Education with Impunity

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March 10, 2020 Statement

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child Concerning Vietnam

87th Pre-Sessional, 2020

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87th pre-sessional

March 5, 2020 Interview

Interview: Libya’s Chaos Explained

Civilians Bear the Brunt of Renewed Fighting

Government of National Accord fighters take positions during clashes with east-based fighters from the Libyan National Army at Al-Yarmouk frontline in Tripoli, Libya on August 29, 2019.
February 19, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child’s review of Ukraine

87th pre-session

February 13, 2020 Statement

Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) on Senegal

77th CEDAW Pre-Session

February 7, 2020 Statement

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Yemen

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