Ending Corporal And Other Forms Of Humiliating Punishment Of Children
A submission to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child was made by a wide range of NGOs from across the African continent on the particular issue of protecting children from all forms of corporal and other forms of humiliating punishment.
In all African countries, corporal punishment of children by their
parents is permitted provided it is reasonable and moderate. This
state of affairs continues to exist despite various calls made by the
United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CROC) as well as
the recent United Nations Study on Violence Against Children calling
for an outright ban of all forms of corporal and humiliating punishment
of children as this amounts to a violation of children’s human rights
to physical integrity, human dignity, equality and their right to be
protected from all forms of violence.
[excerpt taken from the Introduction of the
Submission]
This submission is available in English and French.