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Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, November 16, 2012
Children are suffering from escalation of conflict in Gaza and southern Israel
Children have been victims of the recent escalation of conflict in Gaza and southern Israel. Since Wednesday, 60 Palestinian children were reportedly injured and at least four reportedly killed during…
READ MOREGlobal Coalition to Protect Education from Attack, November 10, 2012
Protecting Malalas Around the World from Attacks
The shooting of 15 year-old education advocate Malala Yousafzai by the Taliban, has drawn the world’s attention to the battle that girls in Pakistan’s Swat Valley face each day to…
READ MORECNN, October 25, 2012
Malala is face of global attacks on schools
(CNN) — The gruesome gunning-down of 15-year-old Malala Yousufzai spotlighted the fate of children in Pakistan, one of the world’s most dangerous places to go to school.
READ MOREBangkok Post, October 25, 2012
Protecting Thailand’s Malalas
The recent shooting of 14-year-old Pakistani student Malala Yousafzai shocked the world and put a spotlight on the fate of children in one of the world’s most dangerous places to…
READ MORENew York Times, October 24, 2012
Bleary-Eyed Syrian Troops Fight a Building at a Time
HOMS, Syria — For more than 24 hours, President Bashar al-Assad’s soldiers fought their way through this city, bleary-eyed men, worn down by months of combat. Afraid to go into…
READ MOREThe Telegraph, October 23, 2012
Second Pakistani girl fears for her life after being threatened by extremists
Hina Khan has been subjected to a series of chilling warnings and her family have appealed to the government for protection.
READ MOREEuronews, October 23, 2012
Alleged PKK members attack schools in Turkey
Suspected members of the banned Kurdistan Workers Party have stepped up their campaign of attacking schools in Turkey’s southeast.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, October 16, 2012
Philippines: Amend Draft Law on Child Soldiers
Manila, October 16, 2012) – The Philippines Senate should remove a provision in a draft law that allows for the prosecution of the parents of children recruited to be soldiers,…
READ MOREPress TV, October 10, 2012
PKK attack on high school leaves 3 injured in Turkey
Suspected members of the Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) have attacked a high school in Turkey’s southeastern province of Diyarbakir, leaving two teachers and a student injured.
READ MORERelief Web, October 10, 2012
Afghanistan President Karzai: Attacks on Education Are Carried Out by Those Who Want Afghans to Remain Uneducated and Needy
October 10, 2012 – President Hamid Karzai strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Anwarulhaq Sahibzada, Principal of Nogarkhail High School in Khogyani district of Nangarhar province.
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, October 10, 2012
Thailand: Separatists Target Teachers in Renewed Violence
Armed separatist groups in Thailand’s southern border provinces have renewed attacks on teachers and schools in a campaign of terror that has heightened fear among the population, Human Rights Watch…
READ MORENew York Times, October 9, 2012
Taliban Gun Down Girl Who Spoke Up for Rights
At the age of 11, Malala Yousafzai took on the Taliban by giving voice to her dreams. As turbaned fighters swept through her town in northwestern Pakistan in 2009, the…
READ MOREOffice of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict, October 9, 2012
SRSG Zerrougui strongly condemns the targeted shooting of Pakistani schoolgirls by the Taliban
The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict condemns in the harshest terms the targeted attack by Taliban gunmen on Pakistani schoolgirls in the Swat Valley, northwest…
READ MOREOctober 2, 2012
Attack at Nigerian College Leaves at Least 25 Dead
BISSAU, Guinea-Bissau — Assailants killed at least 25 people at a college in northeastern Nigeria early Tuesday, the Nigerian police said.
READ MOREAssociated Press, September 28, 2012
Azerbaijanis jailed for Jewish school murder plot
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Three people have been convicted of plotting to kill teachers at a Jewish school in Azerbaijan.
READ MORELos Angeles Times, September 25, 2012
Bomb attack at Syrian school kills government troops, rebels say
BEIRUT – Explosions went off at a Damascus school Tuesday morning, and opposition members said dozens of Syrian army officers and government militiamen were killed in a bomb attack on…
READ MORESeptember 25, 2012
International Support Mobilizes for Syrian Academics Caught in Civil War
The worsening civil strife in Syria is taking a heavy toll on academics, prompting a scramble by international organizations to help.
READ MOREEducation Above All, September 20, 2012
Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict
Education Above All (EAA) is pleased to announce the release of the following publication: Protecting Education in Insecurity and Armed Conflict: An International Law Handbook.
READ MORENew York Times, September 18, 2012
Syria Orders Schools to Open, but Classes Give Way to War
DAMASCUS, Syria — At one Syrian school, in the Damascus suburbs, students were so scarce this week that teachers spent most of the last few days sitting around and drinking…
READ MOREHuman Rights Watch, September 11, 2012
Yemen: Troops Used Schools, Endangering Children
(Beirut) – Government forces and other armed groups deployed in schools in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, during the 2011-2012 uprising, putting students at risk and undermining education. The uprising ended the…
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