JUDGMENT PARTIES: The 1st Applicant is a Non- Governmental Organisation (NGO) registered in the Republic of Sierra Leone with a focus on women and girls’ rights particularly committed to ending discrimination against women. It is located at No. 4 Amara Street, Shellmingo, Bo City, Sierra Leone. The 2nd Applicant is a child focused advocacy organisation that seeks to promote the welfare of children with a focus on those most vulnerable. It is situate at No. 140 Circular Road, Freetown, Sierra Leone. The Defendant is the Republic of Sierra Leone, a Member State of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS. SUBJECT MATTER: The Application concerns violation of Pregnant Girls’ Rights comprising right to education and discrimination as guaranteed under: > Articles 1, 2, and 17(1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights; > Articles 1, 3, 4, 11 and 24 of the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; > Articles 2 and 12 of the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa; > Articles 1; 3, and 4 of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Vv Cultural Organization Convention against Discrimination in Education; Articles 2, 3, 4 & 28 of the Convention on Rights of the Child;