US Commits to Protecting Education during Conflict

By Human Rights Watch

Today the United States endorsed the Safe Schools Declaration, a political commitment to protect education during war. By signing, the US joins 120 countries working together to protect students, teachers, and schools from violent attacks.Attacks on schools occur in almost every armed conflict around the world. Each year, thousands of students and teachers are killed and injured, schools destroyed, and children denied the future only education brings.By signing the declaration, countries promise to investigate and prosecute attacks that violate the laws of war, help victims, try to continue…

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