trial, to be heard and participate in the process and also the right to challenge the decision of authorities in this regard in a court of law; E. To ensure that the grant of certificate of nationality is done in a legally prescribed timeline once application is submitted to obtain such document in order to avoid uncertainty in relation to entitlement of nationality and situation where statelessness is prolonged. Moreover, the Respondent State should ensure that its organs and officials respect the said timeline without making any discrimination on any ground whatsoever in granting certificate of nationality to children; and F. To ensure that children are not deprived of their basic rights in the Charter such as the right to education, health, birth registration, justice, and other basic necessities until their nationality is determined or even when they are found to be stateless or at the risk of being stateless. Done at the 31st Ordina ry Session of the ACERWC Bamako, Mali May 2018 Mrs Goitseone Nanikie Nl.·..we Chairperson of the Af rican Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child ..,..., .).)