As the conflict in Yemen approaches its sixth year, attacks on or near schools have forced many to close their doors, depriving thousands of children of their basic right to an education, a new report has found.
Independent Yemeni human rights organization Mwatana and the London-based Ceasefire Center for Civilian Rights found that the country’s warring factions have "all damaged, destroyed, used, occupied or attacked schools." The report released Tuesday documented more than 380 attacks on or in close proximity to educational facilities between March 2015 and December 2019.