Peshawar attack: UN Child Rights Committee condemns cold-blooded murder of schoolchildren -- DisplayNews
UN child rights committee and UN expert on education condemn
cold-blooded murder of schoolchildren in Peshawar, Pakistan, and near
Radaa, Yemen.
“We condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the
cold-blooded murder of more than 140 people – including 132 children –
in a calculated terrorist attack by the Pakistani Taliban in Peshawar on
16 December,” they say. “We also deplore the killing of 15 schoolgirls
in Yemen on 16 December when a passing school bus was struck by a car bomb.”
“I am extremely worried about the upsurge in targeted attacks against
schools and violence against students. I am even more horrified to hear
extremists claim that such attacks are justified,” states UN expert on
education Kishore Singh.
“We urge all States to make a concerted
effort to combat extremism in all its forms, and to ensure that all
children around the world can realize their right to education safely,”
concludes the UN child rights committee.
Read statement by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child: http://sm.ohchr.org/1zsRFaw -
Read statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on education Kishore Singh: http://sm.ohchr.org/1sCL8no
