CRC/C/NGA/CO/3-4 (a) To review the files of all prisoners on death row for crimes committed before the age of 18, as recommended by the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; (b) To prohibit the death penalty for all persons under the age of 18 in domestic legislation, including through the appropriate adaptations in the interpretation of sharia penal codes and in conformity with the Convention; (c) To include comprehensive information in its next periodic report on all measures taken to guarantee to children their right to life, survival and development. Respect for the views of the child 34. The Committee welcomes the establishment of Children’s Parliaments in all 36 states of the Federation, in line with the Committee’s recommendation (CRC/C/15/Add.257, para. 35), and their active participation in international as well as national forums. Nevertheless, the Committee remains concerned about the limited participation of children in matters affecting them in children’s institutions of all kind, in the community, in the family and in judicial and administrative procedures. It regrets the low level of acceptance thereof, especially in rural areas, and appreciates the State party’s acknowledgement of this situation. 35. In light of article 12 of the Convention, and drawing the State party’s attention to general comment No. 12 (2009) on the right of the child to be heard, the Committee urges the State Party: (a) To strengthen the effective functioning of the Children’s Parliaments, especially the implementation of its mandate to deliberate and contribute to draft child-oriented bills, and ensure that their composition is representative of all segments of society, including orphans, children with disabilities, refugee children, and other children with special needs; (b) To take effective measures to ensure that the child’s right to be heard is respected and implemented in all civil and penal judicial proceedings as well as in administrative proceedings, including those concerning children in alternative care (CRC/C/GC/12, para. 97); (c) To take effective measures to enhance understanding of the value of the right of the child to be heard in all institutions attended by children and at all levels of society, especially at community level, including through awarenessraising activities such as dialogue with traditional and religious leaders and training for adults and children, including peer training, themselves on relevant skills to facilitate their effective participation in all matters affecting the child. Civil rights and freedoms (arts. 7, 8, 13-17, 19 and 37 (a) of the Convention) Birth registration and preservation of identity 36. The Committee notes with appreciation the efforts made by the State party to improve birth registration. These include the development of an Action Plan to create permanent birth registration systems, the establishment of birth registration points in all government hospitals, the recorded increase in registration coverage from 30.2 per cent (2006) to 47 per cent (2008) as well as the integration of the birth registration process with routine immunization programmes. The Committee welcomes information by the State party on the introduction of biannual Maternal Newborn and Child Health Weeks where birth registrations are undertaken and the introduction in October 2009 of the midwife service 8