V. CIVIL RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS a). Name, nationality, identity and birth registration 43. Name and nationality are important elements in the identification of a person, particularly the child who must acquire them from birth, The Code of Persons and the Family (Decree-Law No. 1/024 of April 28, 1993) devotes certain articles to the name and entrusts the administration with the duty to inform any Burundian citizen of the actions to be carried out as soon as a child is born. He/she must register the child at the registry office in which the mother is domiciled within fifteen days at the latest, or else, he/she is liable to a penalty through the payment of a fine. In the event of a late registration, the registering person is liable to a fine, the amount of which varies according to the delays noted. In the case of a natural child of unknown father, it is normally the mother who must register the birth. 44. With regard to nationality, the Constitution of the Republic of Burundi of 18 March 2005 specifies, in article 12, that "the Burundian citizenship is acquired, preserved and lost according to the conditions determined by the law. . Children born to Burundian men or women have the same rights under the nationality law ". Article 34 of the same Constitution provides that "no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his nationality, nor the right to change it" Law No. 1/013 of 18 July 2000 on the reform of the Nationality Code now enshrines dual citizenship. The latter is given to anyone who acquires a second nationality in addition to the nationality of origin. 45. With regard to identity, the Government continues to make efforts to preserve the identity of the child who acquires his name from the moment of his birth, at the same time as he acquires the nationality of his country. This concern can be observed even through programmes in Kirundi language teaching the at all levels. Other important aspects are carried out by various stakeholders, including radio broadcasts on the teaching of Burundian art, cultural clubs, traditional dances and songs, poems, etc. 46. With regard to birth registration, the Code of Persons and the Family is explicit as mentioned above. However, some factors may be at the root of non-registration of births, including: (i) the remoteness of civil registration offices, (ii) ignorance or lack of information, (iii) negligence, (iv) shame of mothers of natural children, (v) the collection of municipal taxes owed by parents in the event of birth registration. 47. Sensitisation efforts through meetings and radio broadcasts are being conducted by the authorities to explain to the public the value of registering their children at birth, through civil registration offices by emphasising the benefits of the registration (access to health care, acquisition of school documents, etc.). 48. In addition, a generalised exemption has been granted to internally displaced, returnees and dispersed persons with a view to allowing the registration of births without incurring penalties provided for by law. The renewal of this exemption is done every year at the end of a workshop seminar on civil status organised for the provincial controllers of civil status and the socio cultural advisers of the Province Governors. 16