17Oct, 2019
03Oct, 2019
Scotland prohibits all corporal punishment of children
On 3 October 2019, the Scottish Parliament adopted the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act in a historic move which sees Scotland becoming the first nation in the United Kingdom to provide children with equal protection from assault. Section 1 of the Act, which was introduced by Green MSP John Finnie, repeals section 51 […]
20Sep, 2019
South Africa prohibits all corporal punishment of children
On 18 September 2019, the Constitutional Court of South Africa ruled that the common law defence of ‘reasonable and moderate chastisement’ was unconstitutional, effectively banning all corporal punishment of children. Along with the Children’s Institute, the Peace Centre, Sonke Gender Justice, the Centre for Child Law, the Parent Centre and the Dullah Omar Institute for […]
03Sep, 2019
Committee on the Rights of the Child makes recommendations on corporal punishment at 81st session
The Committee on the Rights of the Child made recommendations on corporal punishment of children to all states examined during the 81st session: To Botswana, the Committee recommended the explicit prohibition of corporal punishment in all settings, including as a sentence for a crime, and the repeal of all legal defences and authorisations for its use. […]
12Aug, 2019
Is your state committed to prohibiting all corporal punishment of children?
All states have an obligation to prohibit all forms of corporal punishment of children. Those which are yet to do so often publicly express a political commitment to achieve prohibition, but we have noticed that some of those ‘committed’ states have made no progress in realising this commitment or have since backtracked on it. Commitment […]
29Jul, 2019
We are recruiting interns
The Global Initiative is seeking an intern to support the advocacy team working towards universal prohibition of corporal punishment. The role is available from October 2019 to March 2020 (negotiable) based in our London office. If you are interested in working with us but want more flexible hours, or if you are living outside the […]
24Jul, 2019
African newsletter (issue 32) is out now in English and French
Our African newsletters are published quarterly in English and French, providing a round-up of recent developments, campaigns and positive moves towards ending corporal punishment from across the continent. This latest edition also presents new resources to support advocacy on the issue, as well as information from African and UN human rights monitoring bodies, including new […]