GIRL'S DEPRIVED OF EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN
GIRL'S DEPRIVED OF EDUCATION IN PAKISTAN The Pakistan government’s failure to educate children is having a devastating impact on millions of girls,” said Liesl Gerntholtz , women’s rights director at Human Rights Watch. “Many of the girls we interviewed are desperate to study, but instead are growing up without the education that would help them have options for their future.” Human Rights Watch interviewed 209 people for the report – most of them with girls who never attended school or were unable to complete their education, and their families – in all four of Pakistan’s provinces: Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, and Sindh. Human Rights Watch also interviewed parents, educators, experts, and activists, and visited schools. Among the factors keeping girls...