ground that her Sudanese nationality has been revoked by application of the Respondent State's Nationality Law. 94.1n one of its report to UN Human Right Council, the UN Secretary-General Noted that 'the Loss or deprivation of nationality renders the person concerned an alien with respect to their former State of nationality, causing them to forfeit the rights they held as nationals'.28 95. Similarly, this Committee noted in its General Comment on Article 6 of the Children's Charter that children may have their rights restricted if they are not regarded as nationals, in particular in relation to their access to education, health care and other social services. 29 Therefore, it is unquestionable that a number of children's rights may be violated as a result of child's loss of nationality. 96.Article 11(1) of the ACRWC provides that 'Every child shall have the right to an education'. The Committee would like to accentuate that the right to education should be understood to entail right to access to school/higher education institutions. With regard to higher education, Article 11(3) (C) further provides that State Parties are required to make the higher education accessible to all on the basis of capacity and ability by every appropriate means. In one of its general comments, Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Right noted that 'In realizing the right to education, the State must ensure, inter alia, the availability, accessibility and acceptability of the education provided to children. Availability is assessed in terms of quality; accessibility is determined in terms of equal opportunity, economic and physical accessibility and acceptability is inferred from the quality of education provided'.30 97.The African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights has also in its decision emphasised that the failure to provide access to institutions of learning would amount to a violation of the right to education under the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights.31 98.As aforementioned, having a national identity number is one of the requirements to apply for a university education in the Respondent State and this number can 28 See Report of UN Secretary-General to Human Right Council ' Human rights and arbitrary deprivation', para 23. Available at http://www.refworld.org/pdfid/52f8d19a4.pdf (accessed on 29 June 2018). 29 ACERWC's General Comment on Article 6 of Children's Charter, Para 85. 3 Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, General Comment No. 13, Article 13: The Right to Education, 1999, para 6. 31 Free Legal Assistance Group and Others v Zaire, Communications No 25/89, 47/90, 56/91, 100/93, para 11. ° 29

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