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Yemen vindicates schools on International Day for the Protection of Education from Attacks

Sanaa (Yemen), September 9 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Yahya Arhab) The International Day to Protect Education from Attacks is celebrated annually on September 9 to raise awareness about the importance of safeguarding schools as places of protection and safety for students and educators and the need to keep education at the top of the public agenda.FOOTAGE OF THE SCHOOL DESTROYED BY AN ATTACK AND OF STUDENTS WHO WERE DISPLACED TO ANOTHER SCHOOL.SOUNDBITES BY MOHAMMAD SALEH, PRINCIPAL OF THE SANÁ AL-HUSSEIN SCHOOL.TRANSLATION1- "Going to schools and education is a violation of the rights of the child. A child's right to education has expired. These rights are guaranteed by law and the constitution. They must be protected from multiple forms of exploitation. Boys become child laborers and girls are forced into early marriage. This deprives them of education and everything. It is a conspiracy to make children illiterate and keep them away from education. Instead of supporting them, their school it is being beaten. It is a disaster. For a student, when his school is affected, his future is destroyed. Where are the rights of the child? Where is his right to learn. "