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End Corporal Punishment of Children
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18Feb, 2025

Executive Board of the World Health Assembly presented with first ever statement on corporal punishment of children

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18Dec, 2024

2024: significant progress to end corporal punishment of children despite complex global environment

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05Dec, 2024

UN Committee against Torture issues recommendations to Jordan, Kuwait, Mongolia, Namibia and Thailand

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18Nov, 2024

Five states accept recommendations to prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings, while two states reject them – UPR 46

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20Sep, 2024

Twelve states accept recommendations to end corporal punishment of children in all settings, while three states reject them – UPR 44 and 45

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12Jun, 2024

Review of states committed to prohibition of corporal punishment in all settings – Czech Republic and Switzerland added to list of committed states

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07Jun, 2024

UN Committee on the Rights of Child issues recommendations to Bhutan, Egypt, Estonia, Georgia, Guatemala, Mali, Namibia and Paraguay

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04Apr, 2024

De nouvelles données montrent une baisse modeste mais importante des châtiments corporels en Tunisie, qui touchent des centaines de milliers d’enfants

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14Mar, 2024

Eight states accept recommendations to prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings at UPR 42 and UPR 43

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13Mar, 2024

UN Committee on the Rights of Child issues recommendations to Bulgaria, Congo, Lithuania, Russian Federation, Senegal and South Africa

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End Corporal Punishment

End Corporal Punishment acts as a catalyst for progress towards universal prohibition and elimination of corporal punishment of children. We support and analyse national progress, monitor legality and implementation worldwide, partner with organisations at all levels, and engage with human rights treaty body systems. End Corporal Punishment is hosted by the World Health Organization and supported by a multi-partner Advisory Committee.

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