Protecting Schools from Attack during Wartime

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Internally displaced children attending classes at a displacement camp in Maiduguri, Borno state, September 2015. © 2015 Bede Sheppard/Human Rights Watch Nearly two decades ago, I first heard brave Afghan students and teachers describe armed attacks on their schools and threats to their lives as they struggled to learn and teach. Today, I am in Abuja, Nigeria, for the Fourth International Conference on Safe Schools, where governments are meeting to appraise their commitments to protect education from attack during armed conflict. I’ve attended all four conferences…

Read complete article

~	Thirty years ago today, West Indies cricketer Brian Lara made history

~	It is industry, not government, that is getting in the way of a ‘just transition’ for oil and gas workers

~	Earth Day: ‘Green muscle memory’ and climate education promote behaviour change

~	Type 2 diabetes is not one-size-fits-all: Subtypes affect complications and treatment options

~	A majestic palm that flowers once in its life is in bloom in Trinidad

~	‘I dreamed I was executed by a firing squad in Iran’

~	Getting to know L’Office du Jèrriais: A Q&A with the team promoting the Jèrriais language

~	After Just for Laughs’ bankruptcy, we should ask Canadian comedians what they need to succeed

~	Many suicides are related to gambling. How can we tackle this problem?

~	Why don’t Australians talk about their salaries? Pay transparency and fairness go hand-in-hand