India: Sabotaged Schools

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The grandmother of a 15-year-old student mourns at their family home after a roadside bomb planted by Maoist guerrillas on November 21, 2010 that killed him and six other children. Pachokhar, Aurangabad District, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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The site of a roadside bomb attack by Maoist guerrillas that killed seven students on November 21, 2010. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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Urmilla Kumari covers her face from the sun as she mourns her 18-year-old son, a victim of a Maoist bomb attack. Pachokhar, Aurangabad District, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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Sarda Devi rarely leaves her bed since the death of her 15-year-old son. He was one of seven students killed in a bombing while on their way to a tutoring class. Pachokhar, Aurangabad District, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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A schoolgirl walks through the rubble of a classroom at the Bhaluhar Middle School. This brand new school building was bombed in 2008 by Maoist guerrillas. Bhaluhar, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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Schoolchildren sit in a makeshift classroom in the courtyard of the Birhni Middle School. The school was bombed by Maoist guerillas on December 27, 2009. Maoist guerillas have been responsible for several attacks on public schools and other government buildings in this district, harming access to education to thousands of children. Birhni, Aurangabad district, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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A partially destroyed classroom at the Jadupur Middle School. The school was bombed by Maoist guerrillas in April 2010. Jadupur, Aurangabad District, Bihar Province. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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Schoolchildren attend class outside their partially destroyed classroom at the Jadupur Middle School. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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Renu Kumari is one of the teachers tending to disadvantaged Dalit (so-called "untouchable" members of the Hindu caste system) girls living and studying at the Birhni Middle School. The building where the girls sleep was partially destroyed by a Maoist bomb attack in December 2009. Birhni, Aurangabad District, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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Kum Kum Kumari is a house mother for disadvantaged Dalit girls living and studying at the Birhni Middle School. She says many of the girls stopped coming to school after their sleeping quarters were attacked by Maoist guerrillas. Birhni, Aurangabad District, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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Schoolchildren stand next to barbwire demarcating the perimeter of the Chonha Middle School that is also home to a squad of Indian paramilitary police stationed inside the school after their police building was bombed by Maoist guerrillas in 2006. Chonha, Gaya District, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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Schoolgirls attend class at their high school, which is partially occupied by police. Tankuppa, Gaya district, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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Schoolchildren sit in a makeshift classroom inside an abandoned building in the remote village of Chakrabandah after Maoist guerrillas bombed the only public middle school in the village. Maoist guerrillas active in this area bombed the school after Indian security forces briefly occupied it during the 2009 elections. Chakrabandah, Gaya District, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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Boys at Tankuppa High School where Indian paramilitary police have been stationed since 2006 when the local police station was bombed and destroyed by Maoist guerrillas. Brick sentry boxes added to the school by the paramilitary police are visible on the school roof. Tankuppa, Gaya district, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
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A squad of Indian paramilitary police has been stationed inside the Tankuppa High School since the local police station was bombed and destroyed by Maoist guerillas in 2006. Tankuppa, Gaya district, Bihar State. © 2010 Moises Saman/Magnum Photos for Human Rights Watch 385109
Tens of thousands of children are caught up in the conflict between Maoist insurgents and government security forces in India.
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