CRC/C/ERI/CO/3 page 7 31. The Committee recommends that the State party strengthen its efforts to ensure that children’s views are given due consideration in the community, the family, the schools and to guarantee the right of the child to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the child, in accordance with article 12 of the Convention. In this context, the Committee encourages the State party to take into account the recommendations adopted by the Committee following the day of general discussion on the right of the child to heard, held on 15 September 2006. 3. Civil rights and freedoms (arts. 7, 8, 13-17 and 37 (a) of the Convention) Birth registration 32. The Committee, while noting the reported efforts by the State party to improve the rate of birth registration, is concerned over the lack of adequate institutional structures, especially at the regional and sub-regional level, to ensure birth registration and is still concerned at information indicating that large numbers of children, in particular those of minorities, are neither registered at birth nor at a later stage. 33. The Committee reiterates its concern from the previous periodic review and urges the State party to strengthen and further develop measures to ensure that all children born within the national territory, including those of minorities and living in remote areas, are registered. Furthermore, the Committee urges the State party to create institutional structures at all levels that are accessible and free in order to implement effective birth registration, e.g. by introducing mobile units, especially in rural and remote areas and internally displaced persons and refugee camps. The Committee recommends the State party to seek technical assistance from UNICEF for the implementation of these recommendations. Freedom of expression 34. The Committee is concerned over the severe restriction on the freedom of expression and the lack of free media, which has a negative impact on children’s right to access information. 35. The Committee urges the State party to remove unnecessary restrictions on the media in order to guarantee that children can access information and exercise their right to freedom of expression in accordance with articles 13 and 17 of the Convention. Freedom of religion 36. The Committee is deeply concerned over measures by the State party to confiscate certain child orphanages and kindergartens as well as the detention of children belonging to certain religious denominations that are not recognized by the State party. 37. The Committee urges the State party to lift restrictions, release children detainees and respect the rights of children belonging to all religious denominations to exercise their right to freedom of religion.