State policy barring pregnant school girls from mainstream education held discriminatory and in violation of international human rights law.
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Human rights – right to education – discrimination – pregnant adolescent school girls – exclusion from mainstream education – state liability for official acts – public interest litigation – ECOWAS jurisdiction – remedies for violation of educational rights – equality and non-discrimination under international law.
State policy barring pregnant school girls from mainstream education held discriminatory and in violation of international human rights law.
Flynote
Human rights – right to education – discrimination – pregnant adolescent school girls – exclusion from mainstream education – state liability for official acts – public interest litigation – ECOWAS jurisdiction – remedies for violation of educational rights – equality and non-discrimination under international law.
