Burkina Faso: Armed Islamists Attack Education

May 26, 2020 Video Education Under Attack in Burkina Faso by Armed Islamists Devastating Toll on Teachers, Students, and Schools (New York) – Increasing armed Islamist group attacks on teachers, students, and schools in Burkina Faso since 2017 have had a devastating impact on children’s access to education, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. The 102-page report, “‘Their War Against Education’: Armed Group Attacks on Teachers, Students, and Schools in Burkina Faso,” documents scores of education-related attacks by armed Islamist groups in 6 of the country’s 13 regions…

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