This report covers the use of children in armed conflict in Syria. Human Rights Watch first documented the practice of recruiting and using children under 18 in combat in November 2012. Human Rights Watch raises concern about different armed factions and

This report documents the killing of at least 22 teachers and other education personnel by suspected militants between January 2008 and October 2010 in Balochistan province, Pakistan. The report – based on interviews with teachers, students, victims’ fami

This 160-page report by Human Rights Watch highlights the negative impact on education due to attacks on schools by armed groups. Based on a survey in 56 countries, the report examines policies and legislations to protect schools from militancy. Between D

This report documents how hundreds of thousands of girls in Indonesia, some as young as 11, are employed as domestic workers in other people’s households, performing tasks such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, and child care. Most girls interviewed for the

This 103-page report details how the Maoists- known as Naxalites- a longstanding, pan-Indian armed militant movement, are targeting and blowing up state-run schools. At the same time, police and paramilitary forces are disrupting education for long period