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Educational Insights3 min read2026-06-11

SERAP Reports Nigerian Officials to ICC Over Out-of-School Children

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a petition with the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing Nigerian government officials of negligence in addressing the country's out-of-school children...

Azeez

Azeez

11 Jun 2026

SERAP Reports Nigerian Officials to ICC Over Out-of-School Children
Key takeaways
  • The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a petition with the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing Nigerian government officials of negligence in addressing the country's out-of-school children crisis.
  • The petition, dated 19 July 2019 and addressed to ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda, urges her to investigate whether the failure amounts to violence against children and crimes against humanity.
  • Petition Details SERAP calls on Bensouda to use her “good offices to investigate whether the problem of out-of-school children in Nigeria, and the failure of the Nigerian authorities over the years to address it amount to violence against children and crimes against hum...

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