South Africa

(7 June 2019, CAT/C/ZAF/CO/2, Concluding observations on second report, paras. 40 and 41)

“The Committee is concerned that corporal punishment in the home continues to be legal in the State party as “reasonable or moderate chastisement” by parents (arts. 2 and 16).

“The State party should enact the children ’ s third amendment bill as a matter of priority in order to explicitly and clearly prohibit the corporal punishment of children in all settings and should take effective measures to prevent such punishment. It should conduct campaigns to raise awareness among professionals and the general public about the harmful effects of corporal punishment and to promote positive, non-violent disciplinary methods in education and in bringing up and caring for children.”