“Education under attack” report to be released

Targeted attacks on education staff, students and institutions in a number of countries including Iraq, Afghanistan, Colombia, Nepal, and Thailand, have risen dramatically in the past three years, according to a new UNESCO study to be released April 27 during Global Action Week (April 23-29). Entitled “Education under attack,” the study covers the bombing, assassination, abduction, illegal detention and torture of students, teaching staff, trade unionists, administrators or officials. It also includes the bombing and burning of educational buildings and the closure of institutions by force. For more, click here.