CRC/C/BTN/CO/2 page 7 The Committee is however concerned that there is no central authority for registration of births and that the lack of birth registration certificates may prevent the child’s access to education. 32. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen and further develop institutional structures that are accessible and free in order to implement effective birth registration, e.g. by introducing mobile units, especially in rural and remote areas to ensure that all children born within the national territory are registered. The Committee furthermore recommends that the State party ensure that the lack of registration does not impose an impediment to school attendance. The Committee recommends that the State party seek technical assistance from UNICEF for the implementation of these recommendations. Nationality and identity 33. The Committee is concerned about the restrictive conditions to acquire Bhutanese citizenship and notes that the Constitution requires both parents to be of Bhutanese nationality in order for the child to acquire their nationality. The Committee is concerned about children who, as a consequence of the restrictive citizenship requirements, risk being or are stateless. 34. The Committee urges that State party to: (a) Take the necessary measures to ensure that no child is or risks being stateless, in accordance of article 7 of the Convention; (b) Consider acceding to the 1954 Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment 35. The Committee notes that Bhutan has included in its Penal Code (Chap. 14) severe penalties for crimes against children, but it remains concerned about the lack of the definition and prohibition of acts of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment against children in its Penal Code. 36. The Committee recommends that the State party introduce the definition of the crime of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in its Penal Code. Corporal Punishment 37. The Committee, while noting that the State party is undertaking measures to promote alternative forms of disciplining, is concerned that corporal punishment has yet to be prohibited at home, in schools and in alternative care settings, including monasteries. The Committee is concerned that corporal punishment is still practiced. 38. The Committee recommends that the State party: