Progress in the Middle East

Reports on every state

Bahrain, Israel (achieved prohibition in 2000), Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Qatar, State of Palestine, United Arab Emirates

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Summary tables of progress

Middle East and North Africa (PDF) Online global table Browse all summary tables

Regional campaigns against corporal punishment

HRW Index on Corporal Punishment in MENA

Human Rights Watch Index on Corporal Punishment for the Middle East and North Africa Visit website

Regional publications

A series of booklets answering common questions about prohibiting all corporal punishment of children, including a booklet for children and one answering specific questions about corporal punishment in schools. Now available in 14 languages.

News from the Middle East

10Apr, 2024

Webinar: What does it take to end corporal punishment of children?

04Apr, 2024

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

03Apr, 2024

New data shows modest but important decline in corporal punishment in Tunisia, affecting hundreds of thousands of children

Regional human rights

The Arab Charter on Human Rights requires states to ensure the prohibition of all forms of violence by family members, particularly against women and children

The Cairo Declaration on the Convention on the Rights of the Child and Islamic Jurisprudence confirms the obligation to prohibit all corporal punishment of children