Michelle Randhawa
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Michelle Randhawa
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Refugee and Migrant Rights Senior Officer at Human Rights Watch. Human rights, refugee rights, #Lebanon #Palestine English/Français/بحكي عربي شوي
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Education is every child's right, not only a right for those with certain paperwork. Yet Lebanon is again blocking Syrian refugee kids' access to education, requiring they show residency permits or a valid ID to register. From @michellerandhawa.bsky.social: www.hrw.org/news/2025/10... #ChildRights
Lebanon Restricts Education Access for Many Refugees
The new government in Lebanon, formed this February under Prime Minster Nawaf Salam, has emphasized the importance of quality education for students in Lebanon and committed to providing all children ...
www.hrw.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:29 AM
A lire: @nadiahardman.bsky.social dans France Info : "Les autorités israéliennes vont au-delà des opérations nécessaires pour atteindre leurs objectifs militaires : outre les frappes et l'envoi de troupes au sol, elles rasent et ravagent des zones entières."
www.franceinfo.fr/monde/proche...
EN IMAGES. Des écoles aux cimetières, la bande de Gaza ravagée par deux ans de guerre avec Israël
En 24 mois de conflit depuis le 7-Octobre, 78% des bâtiments du territoire palestinien ont été endommagés ou détruits, selon l'ONU. Franceinfo a cartographié ces destructions.
www.franceinfo.fr
October 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Reposted by Michelle Randhawa
"Education should never be used as a political pawn & parents should not have to worry from one year to the next if their children will be able to go to school." @michellerandhawa.bsky.social @hrw.org in "How Syrian children are being shut out of Lebanon's classrooms" www.newarab.com/analysis/how...
How Syrian children are being shut out of Lebanon’s classrooms
Government restrictions have effectively barred tens of thousands of Syrian children from school in Lebanon, as NGOs step in to teach those left behind
www.newarab.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“Under international law, children, regardless of their [immigration] status...have the right to an education. Education should never be used as a political pawn...” @thenewarab.bsky.social
www.newarab.com/analysis/how...
How Syrian children are being shut out of Lebanon’s classrooms
Government restrictions have effectively barred tens of thousands of Syrian children from school in Lebanon, as NGOs step in to teach those left behind
www.newarab.com
October 7, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Despite promising statements from PM Nawaf Salam and MEHE Rima Karami on education for all, #Lebanon gov decision to uphold residency requirement for public school registration risks barring 10s of thousands of refugee students from school @hrw.org
www.hrw.org/news/2025/10...
October 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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🚨🧵 @hrw.org on Trump's #UNGA80 speech: -- He made too many false claims about world affairs to seriously address them. What is serious is Trump’s obvious lack of respect for international organizations that promote human rights, like the UN, which the US played a central role in creating. 1/x
September 23, 2025 at 5:24 PM