International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to abolish death penalty. 133.As part of the logical result of the signing of the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, Madagascar has subscribed to the Cotonou Declaration on the Abolition Death penalty of 4 July 2014. 134.Article 46 of the Ordinance 62-038 of 19 September 1962 on Child Protection provides that "In any case, death penalty shall not be pronounced against an eighteen-year-old minor". 135.In any case, Madagascar is among the abolitionist states in practice for, since its independence it has not carried out the execution of death penalty for prisoners sentenced to death. 136.Currently, Madagascar embarked on a reform procedure of its legislation with a bill to abolish death penalty. This bill is being considered in cabinet meeting and in the Council of Ministers before its adoption by the National Assembly. 5. Civil rights and freedoms a. Name and nationality 137.Every child has the right to a name at birth and to be registered at the registry office within 12 days after his birth, pending criminal penalty, in accordance with Article 9 of Act No. 61- 025 of 9 October 1961 relating to acts of civil status. 138.According to the MICS 2000 (Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey), it was noted that 2.5 million Malagasy children under 18 years had not been registered at the registry office. There are significant disparities between the regions. In the capital, 95% of births are reported. This percentage drops to 86% in urban areas and 72 % rural areas. The lowest rate is in the Boeny region (60%). 139.As part of the 2012-2013 ENSOMD survey, it was found that birth registration of children is not yet comprehensive, although there have been improvements over previous years: 83% of children under five years against 75% according to the DHS 2003-2004, and 80% according to the DHS 2008-2009, and 88.1% of children aged 5 to 17 were reported to the civil registrar. 140.Cultural difficulties impede the effective implementation of the provisions of Article 6 of the Charter in some regions including the South East region, where members of the community believe that the early naming at birth carries a curse against the child. This belief contributes among others to the existence of unregistered children thus deprived of birth certificate. 141.Other challenges revolve around: 23