UNAM Altar Honours Iranian Schoolgirls Murdered by US Imperialism

ByJay Watts

On Thursday, March 5th students from UNAM, the National Autonomous University of Mexico, held a memorial on the campus in the south of Mexico City for the over 186 girls killed in the US-Israeli bombing of the Shajarat Tayyibah Primary School in Iran on February 28. Most of the girls murdered by US imperialism were between the ages of 7 and 12, and at least 95 other people were wounded in the attack.

“I hope we are heard in all media outlets. The reason we’re participating in this demonstration is to prevent these kinds of things from happening: I think it’s an injustice. It is not fair to me that the world remains silent in the face of these situations. I think many countries are already involved, and one of the most important things is that we must raise awareness in the world that these situations should not be happening,” an organizer commented.

The altar featured candles, flowers, and handwritten messages to honour the victims, to keep alive their memory, and to express solidarity with their families.

Attacks on schools and hospitals during conflict is one of the six grave violations identified and condemned by the UN Security Council, as under international humanitarian law, both schools and hospitals are protected civilian objects, and therefore benefit from the humanitarian principles of distinction and proportionality. Direct physical attacks and the closure of these institutions as a result of direct threats have Since 2011, a direct attack on a school is supposed to immediately include the perpetrators, in this case the US and Israel, on the list of the United Nation Secretary-General of parties to conflict committing grave violations against children in armed conflict.

Also on Thursday, only six days after the initial attack on the primary school, the US and Israel fired missiles and hit two more schools in the town of Parand, southwest of Tehran, as reported by the Fars news agency. Several nearby residential units also sustained damage.

Video courtesy PressTV.