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End Corporal Punishment of Children
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24May, 2023

India, Indonesia, Morocco and the Philippines accept recommendations to prohibit corporal punishment of children at UPR 41

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23May, 2023

Committee Against Torture issues recommendations to Ethiopia and Slovakia

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20Mar, 2023

Updated briefing highlights evidence of positive impact of prohibition on children’s lives

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20Feb, 2023

Committee on the Rights of the Child issues recommendations to Azerbaijan, Bolivia, Mauritius and Oman

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09Dec, 2022

Mauritius becomes 65th state to prohibit all corporal punishment of children!

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09Dec, 2022

Committee Against Torture issues recommendations to Australia, Somalia and Uganda

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28Jul, 2022

Children Act 2022: Kenya confirms constitutional prohibition of corporal punishment of children

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08Jul, 2022

EU Child Rights Strategy calls for prohibition of all corporal punishment of children

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09Jun, 2022

Day of the African Child (DAC) 2022: ‘Eliminating Harmful Practices Affecting Children: Progress on Policy and Practice since 2013’.

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08Jun, 2022

Somalia and Zambia confirm draft laws will prohibit corporal punishment in all settings at CRC 90

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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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