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June 14, 2018

Africa: Pregnant Girls, Young Mothers Barred from School

Tens of thousands of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers are banned or discouraged from attending school across Africa. The African Union needs to work closely with all its member countries to ensure that no girl is denied her right to an education because she becomes pregnant.

Children's Rights

June 14, 2018 News Release

Africa: Pregnant Girls, Young Mothers Barred from School
International Justice

February 1, 2017 Dispatches

AU's 'ICC Withdrawal Strategy' Less than Meets the Eye

Elise Keppler
Associate Director, International Justice Program
International Justice

October 27, 2016 News Release

Burundi: ICC Withdrawal Major Loss to Victims

Reports More Reports

June 14, 2018

Leave No Girl Behind in Africa

Discrimination in Education against Pregnant Girls and Adolescent Mothers
December 1, 2003

Policy Paralysis

A Call for Action on HIV/AIDS-Related Human Rights Abuses Against Women and Girls in Africa

News

July 2, 2003 Statement

President Bush's Trip to Africa

Daily Brief

January 21, 2020

Global economic inequality "out of control"; 20,000 "disappeared" from Sri Lanka's civil war confirmed dead; horrors in Nepal still unpunished; new report highlights Myanmar military's war crimes in its campaign against ethnic Rohingya; democracy in Thailand "hanging by a thread"; lawmakers in the US unleash barrage of anti-transgender bills; and preparing for Human Rights Weekend in Amsterdam.