This open-air shack in Saint-Louis, a town in northern Senegal, serves as a so-called “Quranic school,” a typical example of the inhumane conditions in many such schools.

This open-air shack in Saint-Louis, a town in northern Senegal, serves as a so-called “Quranic school,” a typical example of the inhumane conditions in many such schools.

© 2014 Andrew Oberstadt/Human Rights Watch