126. The GoSL is also moving towards integration of civil registration. To this end, the MoHS has agreed for the National Registration Secretariat (housed within the Ministry of Internal Affairs) to use Basic Emergency Neonatal Obstetric Care centres (BEMoNCs) as registration points. 127. In addition, the introduction of the Free Health Care Initiative (FHCI) in 2010 has motivated pregnant women to attend primary health facilities and deliver their infants in health centres which have made it easier for parents to access registration services and obtain birth certificates for their children. 5.2 Freedom of expression and rights to be heard, participate and to information (articles 4 and 7) 128. Article 7 of the Charter requires the State to take measures to secure the right of all children capable of communicating their own views to express their opinion freely in all matters. Article 4 specifically requires that children involved in judicial or administrative proceedings specifically be provided an opportunity to be heard either directly, or through a representative, and that their views be taken into consideration by the relevant authority. 129. The Constitution of Sierra Leone guarantees freedom of expression for all, including the freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information without interference. The enjoyment of this right is, however, subject to certain exceptions, including public interest, health and safety matters as well as matters affecting the protection of the rights and liberties of others. 130. The GoSL has taken a number of measures to protect the rights of all people, including children to access and distribute information and to have their voices heard and views taken into account in matters affecting them. 131. It recently enacted the Right to Access Information Act (2013) which guarantees the right of every person, including children, to information held by, or which is under the control of a public authority or which is held by a private body, where in the latter case the information is required for enforcement of his or her rights. 132. The Children’s Forum Network (CFN), which was launched by the Minister of Children’s Affairs on the Day of the African Child in 2001, is a national “child-tochild” organization with branches in the three Provinces and the Western Area, as well as district chapters. It has been established with the express objective of enabling children’s access to information, rights to be heard and participate in national and provincial decisions and processes that impact on them. The CFN is a vehicle for the dissemination of information and knowledge on child wellbeing and development issues. Through the CFN, the Ministry has ensured that children get directly involved and take frontline roles in advocacy and sensitization programs covering their rights and welfare. This approach strengthens children’s right to be heard and their views taken on board. Since its establishment by the Ministry in 2001, the CFN has become a recognized role player in the child rights arena, with its executive members representing the views of the body on national issues concerning children. 5. Civil Rights and Freedoms  41