17. During the proceedings before this Court, seven (7) organisations filed amicus curiae briefs which were duly notified to the Parties. These are: (i) Tanzanian Commission for Human Rights and Good Governance; (ii) Amnesty International; (iii) UNESCO; (iv) Tanzania Women Lawyers Association (TAWLA); (v.) Msichana Initiative; (vi) Clooney Foundation for Justice; and (vii) a joint brief by the Initiative for Strategic Litigation in Africa (ISLA), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Women’s Link Worldwide. 18. Pleadings were closed on 22 September 2022 and the parties were duly notified. IV. PRAYERS OF THE PARTIES 19. The Applicants pray the Court to: i. Declare that the expulsion and exclusion of pregnant girls and adolescent mothers from accessing public education in the Respondent State violates their right to education. ii. Declare that the current policy implemented by the Respondent State that prohibits pregnant girls and adolescent girls from attending school both in written policy and in State declarations is grossly unlawful, discriminatory, not in the best interest of the child and that it violates their right to non-discrimination. iii. Order the Respondent State to immediately revoke the prohibitive policy (both the expulsion regulation and implementation of declarations) and amend its legislation to protect the right to education. iv. Order the Respondent State to immediately repeal Regulation No. 4 of the Education Regulations (Expulsion and Exclusion of Pupils from Schools) of 2002 to remove “wedlock” as a ground for expulsion and amend the Marriage Act of 1971 to harmonize the age of marriage to 18 for both boys and girls. v. Order the Respondent State to develop strategies, programmes and nationwide campaigns that focus on addressing the issue of teenage pregnancies through public education or awareness on sexual and 6