Schoolgirls used as human shields in Congo due to ‘magical powers’ – charities
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Schoolgirls in the Democratic Republic of Congo were raped, forced into marriage and used as human shields by militias who believed they had “magical powers” during violence over a year ago, an investigation by a group of charities said on Monday. The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack said its […]
Drought drives desperate Afghans to marry off children for money – UN
Thomson Reuters Foundation Afghanistan’s worst drought in decades has driven tens of thousands of people from their homes and is pushing families to marry off their children in exchange for dowries in order to survive, the United Nations said on Tuesday. About 223,000 people have been uprooted from their homes in the drought-hit western provinces […]
From Yemen to Nigeria, brutal attacks on schools soar, study says
Thomson Reuters Foundation Some 21,000 students and teachers were injured or killed in attacks on schools over the last five years, a study said on Thursday, condemning a rise in violent assaults on education. More than 12,700 attacks, including bombings, arson and violent repression of education-related protests, took place between 2013 and 2017, the New […]