Treaty Body Findings Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC 2011) Birth registration 36. The Committee welcomes the Sub-Decree on Civil Status No. 103 of December 2000 which makes birth registration compulsory, and the significant achievements of the State party to ensure free birth registration countrywide. The Committee is however concerned that children of irregular immigrants are not eligible for birth registration, and that families of Vietnamese origin are often rejected when they try to obtain a birth certificate for their children. Birth registration 37. In light of article 7 of the Convention, the Committee urges the State party to guarantee free birth registration for all, regardless of their parent’s legal status and origins. Children of Vietnamese origin 79. The Committee is concerned that children of Vietnamese origin are still not recognized as citizens, which leads them to live in poor and segregated conditions without access to identity documents and makes them very vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation. The Committee is particularly concerned that due to their low socio-economic status, one third of girls and young women of Vietnamese origin are reportedly sold into prostitution. Children of Vietnamese origin 80. The Committee urges the State party to acknowledge that children of Vietnamese origin are subject to discrimination and to take all necessary measures to address their situation and ensure that they have effective access to birth registration, identity documents, public education and health care services. The Committee also urges the State party to provide information in its next periodic report on the measures taken to end discrimination against children of Vietnamese origin and to prevent sexual exploitation and abuse of women and girls belonging to this community. CRC/C/KHM/ CO/2 Recommendations 32