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July 1, 2019 Dispatches

Afghanistan War’s Terrible Toll on Children

Attacks in Civilian Areas Kill and Injure Hundreds

A security forces soldier arrives at the site of an explosion in Kabul, Afghanistan
May 28, 2019 Commentary

A Step in the Right Direction

Militaries Changing Policies to Stop Using Schools

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.
May 27, 2019 Commentary

Mallorca Sets Stage to Protect Schools in Wartime

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
May 27, 2019 Commentary

Consign Wartime Attacks on Schools to History

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May 26, 2019 News Release

Countries Act to Protect Schools in Wartime

87 States Join Safe Schools Declaration

Students and teachers from around the world call for schools and universities to be protected from military use.
May 20, 2019 News Release

Democratic Republic of Congo: Girls’ Lives Shattered by Attacks on Schools

“Tshiela,” aged 10, sits in what was once her school in Mulombela village, Kasai region. The school was attacked by government forces in 2017 and five students were killed.
May 11, 2019 Dispatches

A Victory for Bosnian Children

Bitter Wartime Memories Highlight Need for Safe Schools Declaration

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May 9, 2019 News Release

Yemen: Warehouse Blast Kills Schoolchildren

Houthis Stored Volatile Material in Residential Area

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April 12, 2019 Letter

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Tonga

81st session, 2019

March 28, 2019 Report

Cameroon: New Attacks on Civilians By Troops, Separatists

At Least 170 Killed; Hundreds of Homes Burned

House burnt in Abuh (North-West region) by security forces on November 19, 2018.
March 26, 2019 Dispatches

Indonesian University Censors Lesbian Love Story

Officials Shut Down Student News Website Over Story ‘Promoting Homosexuality’

The newsroom of student website Suara USU at the North Sumatra University in Medan, which is facing closure. University President Runtung Sitepu ordered the newsroom to be shut down and the office to be vacated in 48 hours on March 27, 2019 after the webs
March 25, 2019 Letter

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on Rwanda

83rd pre-sessional working group, 2019

March 20, 2019 Letter

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the State of Palestine

83rd pre-sessional working group, 2019

March 18, 2019 Dispatches

Keeping India’s Schools Safe from Conflict Before Elections

Maoist Insurgents, Government Forces Should Safeguard Children, Education

March 7, 2019 Letter

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child on Senegal

33rd Ordinary Session, 2019

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