Human Rights Standards:
Article 11 (6), African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; Article 13 (4) (h), African Youth Charter; Articles 12 (1) (a) (c) & (d), Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa; Article 24, Convention on the Rights of the Child; Para 56, Committee on the Rights of the Child General Comment 14; Article 7, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
Areas of Focus:
Marginalised Groups:
Types of Indicator:
Without an explicit prohibition, school principals may have the authority to arbitrarily decide to expel girls who are pregnant or have a baby, thereby violating their right to education