(Human Rights Watch) – On Sunday, arsonists set on fire a school in southern Kashmir, the latest arson attack that has targeted nearly 25 schools in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state. Anti-government protests and the government’s heavy-handed response have created an atmosphere of turmoil. These schools, most of them government-run institutions, were attacked in the middle of the night by so-called “miscreants.” No one has claimed responsibility. Everyone blames each other. The High Court has called upon the authorities to “stop the enemies of education.”
