, Dec. 9 -- Experts on Tuesday stressed the need for amending the Birth and Death Registration Act, 2004 to shift the responsibility of registering births and deaths from families to healthcare institutions, enabling automatic registration for nearly 67 percent of births that take place in health facilities.

In a statement marking the International Human Rights Day to be observed on Wednesday, ABM Zubair, executive director of PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) said violations of human rights often begin with the absence of legal identity.

"The registration process must be made more citizen-friendly through legal reform so that no one remains without identity and everyone can enjoy fundamental rights, including education, healthcare, legal...