Three Israeli attacks that damaged Gaza schools housing displaced people caused numerous civilian casualties in violation of the laws of war, Human Rights Watch said today.
News Archive
September 11, 2014
45 People, Including 17 Children, Killed in 3 Attacks
September 09, 2014
A dilapidated government school in Bihar has been attacked by Naxals each time security forces used the school as a camp during elections.
September 09, 2014
Suspected militants blew up a government girls’ primary school in the border area in Nawagai tehsil early on Monday, officials and local people said.
September 08, 2014
Be it in Iraq, Syria or Gaza, too many children are being brutalised by conflict
If the abiding image of the summer of 2014 will be the knives of hooded Isis executioners pointed at the necks of innocent victims, the abiding legacy is the torment of two million newly displaced children trapped in conflict zones, in Iraq, Syria, Gaza, Central African Republic and South Sudan.
September 08, 2014
New York, 08 September – The multiplication of crises affecting children since the beginning of 2014 create unprecedented challenges that overshadow progress accomplished to protect them from the impact of war.
September 07, 2014
Critical shortage of funds further hampers efforts to keep children learning
Almost 30 million children are out of school in emergency or conflict affected countries - approximately half of all children out of school worldwide. Schools have been targeted and millions of displaced children have been forced from their homes and studies.
September 05, 2014
The UN Security Council should support specific actions to address the widespread incidence of targeted attacks on education and military use of schools in wartime. In particular, the Council should call on Member States to support and implement the Lucens Guidelines.
September 03, 2014
Armed men torched a private school in the Dasht area of Turbat, a western district of Balochistan, late Monday night. The men also set an estimated 150 textbooks on fire before escaping. This is the first-ever attack on a private school in Turbat. Earlier, schools had been targeted in Panjgur.
September 02, 2014
By Julia Gillard
There are fewer than 500 days before the world reaches its deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. In these final 500 days, we should turn our attention to tackling two major issues that would help millions of children into primary education: child marriage and education in conflict situations.
September 01, 2014
The events that are unfolding in Iraq continue to put children at risk and have led to increased grave violations committed by all parties to the conflict.
