CRC/C/15/Add.233 page 6 Child undertaken by the State party to follow up on the Declaration and Programme of Action adopted at the 2001 World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance and taking account of general comment No. 1 on the aims of education (2001). Respect for the views of the child 27. The Committee welcomes the efforts made by the State party to promote respect for the views of the child. The Committee remains concerned that traditional attitudes towards children in society limit the effective respect for their views within the family, the schools, other institutions and society at large. 28. The Committee recommends that the State party, in accordance with article 12 of the Convention: (a) Promote and facilitate respect for the views of children, and their participation in all matters affecting them, by courts and administrative bodies and in families, schools and other institutions; (b) Provide educational information to, inter alia, parents, educators, government administration officials, the judiciary and society at large on children’s right to have their views taken into account and to participate; (c) Undertake a regular review of the extent to which children’s views are taken into consideration, in particular children from vulnerable groups such as indigenous and poor children, and of the impact this has on policies, programmes and on children themselves. 4. Civil rights and freedoms Birth registration/right to identity 29. The Committee is concerned about the difficult access to birth registration procedures, which particularly affect children of African descent, indigenous children and children living in rural areas and in border areas with Colombia and Costa Rica. 30. The Committee recommends that the State party review the efficiency of the birth registration system to ensure that births are registered in rural and indigenous areas and among refugee and asylum-seeking children and children born out of wedlock, and take all necessary measures to harmonize the activities of the different governmental agencies and institutions involved in birth registration. Implementation of articles 13 to 17 of the Convention 31. The Committee regrets the lack of specific information about the implementation of the civil rights of children (arts. 13-17). The Committee is also concerned at reports that marginalized poor adolescents have been arrested, ill-treated and/or detained, apparently without legal basis, when gathering together.