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Sunday, April 12, 2020

Do you know about the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children website?

Website name:
Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children

From this website:
"Corporal punishment is the most common form of violence against children worldwide. It includes any punishment in which physical force is used and intended to cause some degree of pain or discomfort, however light, as well as non-physical forms of punishment that are cruel and degrading.  

Any corporal punishment violates children’s right to respect for their human dignity and physical integrity, and their rights to health, development, education and freedom from torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. Its legality in the majority of states – unlike other forms of interpersonal violence – violates their right to equal protection under the law.  

The Global Initiative works as a catalyst promoting progress towards universal prohibition and elimination of all corporal punishment of children."

Included:
This website includes an interactive map indicating countries that have banned punishment by parents.

Go to website:
https://endcorporalpunishment.org/