Jo Becker
@jobeckerhrw
Children's Rights Advocacy Director at Human Rights Watch @hrw; author of Campaigning for Children, a book on effective campaigns for children's rights.
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12-08-2010 20:36:29
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NEW Human Rights Watch report: Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine devastated schools, kindergartens & severely interrupted education for millions of Ukrainian kids. Russian military used schools, attacked, damaged & destroyed them. Also looted schools, a war crime.
hrw.org/news/2023/11/0…
40 yrs ago👉2 countries
Today👉65 countries
40 years ago only two countries had banned violent punishment, but today 65 have taken this fundamental step in protecting children and upholding their rights!
🌍:bit.ly/globalcountdown
Together we will #EndCorporalPunishment !
Escalating attacks against education highlight the need for UN Security Council action to safeguard education during war. New dispatch from Nevena Saykova:
hrw.org/news/2023/10/2…
Worrying increase in antisemitic and Islamophobic incidents across Europe, along with government restrictions on freedom of expression. New from Human Rights Watch:
hrw.org/news/2023/10/2…
Grave violations against children in Israel and Gaza are mounting. Hundreds of Israeli and Palestinian children have been killed or injured in the past week. Palestinian forces have abducted Israeli children. At least 90 schools struck in Gaza. #ProtectChildren
The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack is seeking a new executive director. This is a great opportunity to lead a unique and high-impact network. GCPEA Secretariat
protectingeducation.org/job/executive-…