Protecting Schools from Military Use

Introduction This report collects recent and historic examples of laws, court decisions, military orders, policies, and practice by governments, armed forces, non-state armed groups, and courts aimed at protecting schools and universities from use for military purposes. The examples in this report should encourage more governments and non-state groups to adopt their own concrete measures to protect students, educators, and the institutions in which they study. Since 2014, the military use of schools or universities has been documented in at least 30 countries with armed conflict or insecurity,…

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