October 2012 – Following the “shocking” attack by an extremist group on Pakistani school girls earlier this week, several United Nations independent human rights experts have urged the Government to do everything it can to protect school children, particularly girls. Fourteen-year-old Malala Yousufzai, who was well known for advocating the education of girls and highlighting Taliban atrocities, and two other girls were shot and wounded in the attack, which took place in the city of Mingora in … [Read more...]