The Human Rights Council has adopted the final working group reports for the Universal Periodic Review’s 32^nd session, which included states’ final formal responses to all recommendations extended. States can either ‘support’ (accept) or ‘note’ UPR recommendations.

• Afghanistan and Chile supported recommendations to prohibit all corporal punishment of children.
• Slovakia supported a recommendation to “put an end” to corporal punishment in all settings.
• The Comoros noted several recommendations to prohibit all corporal punishment of children, stating that the Government believed that awareness-raising campaigns were necessary to first convince the population of the need to ban corporal punishment before being able to consider law reform.
• Uruguay supported a recommendation to implement the existing ban effectively. Prohibition of all corporal punishment of children was enacted there in 2007.

For further information:

• Read our report on the initial outcomes of the 32^nd session of the Universal Periodic Review
• Visit our page on the Universal Periodic Review for more information on the review process
• See also the individual country reports of states reviewed in the 32^nd session: Afghanistan, Cambodia, Chile, Comoros, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Slovakia, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Viet Nam, and Yemen.
• For information on how you can support the campaign to protect all children from corporal punishment, have a look at how to Get involved.