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07Jul, 2016
More states commit to prohibiting corporal punishment following examination at the UPR
At the 32nd session of the Human Rights Council, held in June/July 2016, the final working group reports of states reviewed in the 24th session of the UPR in January 2016 were adopted and Governments gave their formal responses to recommendations they didn’t respond to during the UPR session. Fourteen states were reviewed in the 24th session: […]
07Jul, 2015
Human Rights Committee recommends prohibition of all corporal punishment in the UK and in all its territories and dependencies
At its 114th session in June/July, the Human Rights Committee examined states on their implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Policital Rights – including on the obligation to prohibit all corporal punishment of children. The Committee made the following observation and recommendation in its concluding observations on the review of the UK: “The Committee […]
07Nov, 2014
Human Rights Committee recommends prohibition of corporal punishment in all settings
At its 112th session (7-31 October 2014), the Human Rights Committee raised the issue of corporal punishment of children with the Governments of Burundi, Haiti, Malta, Montenegro and Sri Lanka. Following examination of each of these states, the Committee made the following remarks and recommendations in its concluding observations: To Burundi, the Committee expressed concern at […]
05Jul, 2014
Human Rights Committee recommends law reform to end all corporal punishment of children
At its 111th session (7-25 July 2014), the Human Rights Committee raised the issue of corporal punishment of children with the Governments of Georgia, Ireland, Japan and Malawi. The Lists of Issues adopted by the Committee for these states asked for information on progress towards prohibiting corporal punishment in all settings, including the home. In […]