Female student leaves al-Furadh School at the end of the day in Yemen. Soldiers relax outside the school walls. They lived in third-floor classrooms for several months. priyanka motaparthy/Human Rights Watch©
(IRIN) BANGKOK, June14, 2014 - Schools are targeted in conflicts around the world - they might represent ideas viewed as controversial, the destruction of a civilian building that is important to a community inflicts terror, and a school reduced to rubble can rob an entire generation of education. But attacks are only part of the problem, as significant harm can also be done when educational buildings remain intact and armed forces move in.
