6. Remedies 102. States parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure that appropriate remedies are available in all cases or allegations of violation of the rights to a name, to birth registration, to acquire a nationality and of the attendant obligation to prevent statelessness. States parties particularly must establish administrative and judicial review mechanisms to enable individuals to appeal any decision denying them any of the rights enshrined in Article 6 of the African Children‟s Charter. The Committee emphasizes the need to provide for participation of children affected by any such decision in the manner explained earlier in this General Comment. 7. Recommendations Pro-active role of States in implementation Article 6 103. The primary responsibility to ensure that a child is registered at birth lies with his/her parents or caregiver. Nevertheless, States parties are under an obligation to play an active role in ensuring that education and sensitization campaigns on birth registration are undertaken all over the country and that the message reaches as many people as possible. The obligation to play a pro- active role is justified under Article 20 of the African Children‟s Charter. The Article provides for parents‟ responsibilities with regard to the upbringing and development of the child but also imposes on States parties a number of obligations intended to complement the role of parents. In any case, the obligation of to take pro-active steps is required under the broader obligations to take special measures for the child‟s protection and to ensure that his/her best interests are at all times given due consideration. Pro-active State obligations are also engendered by the primary obligation to establish and maintain decentralized, efficient and effective civil registry systems, so that parents are in fact enabled to register the births of their children. That these must find their basis in well thought through and modern legislation which gives effect to the principles in this General Comment is also indicative of the pro-active obligation upon State parties. 38