India: Keep Schools Conflict-Free Before Elections

Email Maoist insurgents and government security forces in India should respect children’s safety and right to education by keeping schools off-limits in the weeks before the April and May 2014 national elections, Human Rights Watch said today. The Maoists, also known as “Naxalites,” should cease all attacks on schools. Government security forces should not occupy schools as barracks or bases, which puts children at risk. Maoist insurgents and government security forces in India should respect children’s safety and right to education by keeping schools off-limits in the weeks before…

© Human Rights Watch - mercredi 26 mars 2014