HR commission condemns Saudi enemy targeting of Al-Rawd school in Taiz for Third Time
In a statement, the Commission said, “Repeatedly bombing a previously destroyed school for the third time confirms that we are witnessing a policy of systematic targeting of education, not a military error. Whoever bombs a school three times intends to tell the children of Taiz: You have no right to life, nor to education.”
The statement explained that the incident in Al-Rabie’i today is not an isolated crime but part of a systematic campaign of destruction. Over the course of 12 years of aggression, more than 2,775 educational facilities across 22 governorates have been completely destroyed, including over 459 schools and education offices.
It noted that the enemy has partially destroyed more than 1,577 schools and education offices, while more than 774 schools have been forced to close their doors due to targeting and fear.
The statement further indicated that since September 3, 2026, the Saudi enemy has intensified its deliberate targeting of schools and telecommunications towers as a form of collective punishment for the Yemeni people’s legendary steadfastness. It emphasized that this crime constitutes a flagrant violation of Article 52 of Additional Protocol I to the Geneva Conventions which grants schools special protection as civilian objects and amounts to a war crime under Article 8(2)(b)(9) of the Rome Statute, as it involves intentionally directing attacks against buildings dedicated to education. It also constitutes a violation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Article 26 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which enshrines education as a fundamental right.
The Commission held the Saudi regime fully criminally responsible for this crime and called upon UNICEF and UNESCO to break their shameful silence and condemn the destruction of educational facilities.