CRC/C/PRY/CO/3 4. Civil rights and freedoms (arts. 7, 8, 13-17, 19 and 37 (a) of the Convention) Birth registration 33. The Committee welcomes the efforts undertaken by the State party to promote timely birth registration, including the new campaign for universal birth registration carried out through schools. However, it is concerned at the large amount of underreporting of births of children and the difficulties for some children, particularly indigenous children and children living in rural areas, to have access to birth registration services for several reasons, including a lack of knowledge of the process itself. 34. In light of article 7 of the Convention and in line with its previous recommendations, the Committee recommends that the State party take all necessary measures to ensure registration of all children, paying particular attention to indigenous children and children living in rural areas. It urges the State party to provide decentralized registration offices and units with the necessary human, material and financial resources and strengthen its awareness-raising activities in all communities on the importance of birth registration for all boys and girls. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State party ensure that unregistered children are not deprived of their rights, notably to health and education. Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 35. The Committee is concerned about reports of torture, cruel and inhuman treatment of children living on the streets by the police. It is also concerned at the allegations received of cruel and degrading treatment received by children who are deprived of liberty. Furthermore, the Committee is concerned that insufficient information has been provided on the investigations of these allegations and the measures taken by the State party to bring alleged perpetrators of these acts to justice. 36. The Committee recommends that the State party: (a) Adopt appropriate measures to combat torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, including systematic training programmes at the national and local level, addressed to all professionals working with and for children on prevention of and protection against torture and other forms of ill-treatment; (b) Investigate and prosecute all cases of torture and ill-treatment of children, in order to prevent impunity, ensuring that abused children are not revictimized in legal proceedings and that their privacy is protected; (c) Ensure that child victims are provided with appropriate services for care, recovery and reintegration; (d) Undertake public education campaigns to promote a culture of nonviolence; (e) torture. Establish the national preventive mechanism for the prevention of Corporal punishment 37. The Committee welcomes the initiatives undertaken by the State party to prevent violence against children, such as awareness campaigns organized in cooperation with relevant organizations. However, it is concerned that there is no explicit prohibition of corporal punishment in schools, at home, in penal institutions or in situations of 8