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Catalyzing progress towards the universal prohibition and elimination of all violent punishment of children.
www.endcorporalpunishment.org

#EndCorporalPunishment #Endviolence #ChildRights
Today Lords will debate an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing Bill to end physical punishment in England.

We encourage peers to support this crucial amendment to give every child full protection in law from assault.

It’s time to #EndPhysicalPunishment.
June 9, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Today is the International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment

😢Around 1.6 billion children continue to be subjected to violent punishment - in homes, schools and other settings

🚨We call on all govts to urgently prohibit and take concrete action to eliminate corporal punishment
April 30, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Thailand becomes the 68th State to fully prohibit all corporal punishment of children!

Huge congratulations to the Government of Thailand on this landmark achievement - making it clear that no level of violence against children is acceptable or lawful❤️

Read more👉 bit.ly/thailand68th
March 31, 2025 at 10:33 AM
40 countries make first-ever joint statement on corporal punishment to Human Rights Council

The statement made by the Govts of Costa Rica and Kenya and supported by 38 others incl. Brazil Cambodia Colombia France Japan Mexico Sierra Leone & South Africa

endcorporalpunishment.org/first-hrc-jo...
March 20, 2025 at 9:54 AM
The time for debate is over: The health, education & legal case for legislative change to prohibit & eliminate all physical punishment of children & to achieve equal protection from assault in England & Northern Ireland

Access for free here until 11 April www.sciencedirect.com/.../pii/S019....
February 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Exec Board of World Health Assembly sees 1st ever statement on corporal punishment

‘Recognizing the prevalence ramifications & costs associated with corporal punishment we advocate for an urgent public health strategy aimed at prevention'

🙌Gvt of Kenya + 12 more

More👉https://bit.ly/WHAEBcorppun
February 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Children in Uganda speak out on violence & suggest alternatives

'I feel bad when I am caned for minor minor mistakes'

'This caning can lead to serious injuries'

'Guide & counsel me, show me where I have done wrong. No severe punishments'

📺https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nU5ZmnnGLMI

@HSCmediaUg
February 12, 2025 at 12:41 PM
In its 44th session the African Committee on Rights & Welfare of Child urged Namibia to

- adopt laws to prohibit all corporal punishment
- gather prevalence data
- establish complaint mechanisms
- raise awareness & encourage behavioural change

More 👉 endcorporalpunishment.org/reports-on-e...
February 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
50+ years of research connects corporal punishment with ++negative impacts for children - and no benefits

➡️direct physical harm
➡️long term harm to health
➡️mental harm
➡️damage to education
➡️harm to parent-child relationship

Read the research headlines at
endcorporalpunishment.org/resources/re...
January 13, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Despite global challenges 2024 saw

☑️new legislation
☑️government pledges & action
☑️partnerships & publications
☑️human rights recs
☑️media focus & blogs
☑️global campaigning to #EndCorporalPunishment

Read more & find out what is coming up in 2025👇

endcorporalpunishment.org/2024-end-of-...
January 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
UNICEF announce new global prevalence figure for corporal punishment

They estimate that a staggering 1.6 billion children are subjected to violent punishment in their home on a regular basis

😫

No more delays. We must #EndCorporalPunishment

unicef.org/press-releas...
December 18, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Corporal punishment violates children’s #HumanRights to

⚖️dignity & physical integrity
⚖️health
⚖️development
⚖️education
⚖️freedom from violence torture & cruel inhuman/degrading punishment

Read how human rights laws help to #EndCorporalPunishment: bit.ly/hrlaw
December 10, 2024 at 11:29 AM
UN Committee against Torture issues recommendations and observations on the prohibition and elimination of corporal punishment to:

Jordan
Kuwait
Mongolia
Namibia
Thailand

Find out more:
endcorporalpunishment.org/cat-81/
December 5, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Violent punishment of children is a public health crisis

👉Very high prevalence
👉Direct physical harm & abuse
👉Strong links with poor mental health
👉 Many indirect negative health impacts

#Endcorporalpunishment = low-cost preventative health strategy

Read more: endcorporalpunishment.org/health/
December 4, 2024 at 2:35 PM
“Children have consistently expressed the urgent need to stop all this violence. Children testify to the hurt – not only physical, but the ‘hurt inside’ – which this violence causes them, compounded by adult acceptance, even approval of it"

UN Study on Violence against Children 2006
December 2, 2024 at 12:00 PM
50% of all school-age children live in countries where corporal punishment is lawful in school

➡️that’s 793 million children without legal protection

We call on all governments to prohibit & eliminate violent punishment in schools without delay!

Learn more: bit.ly/endschoolcor...
November 26, 2024 at 3:44 PM
Five states accept recommendations to prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings
- Chile
- Slovakia
- Dominican Republic
- Vietnam
- Afghanistan

While two states reject them
- Comoros
- Eritrea

Read more about Universal Periodic Review session 46: endcorporalpunishment.org/upr-46/
November 25, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Ministerial Conference is landmark in global commitment to ending violence against children!🔥❤️

Find out how the Conference achieved groundbreaking progress in efforts to end corporal punishment and all forms of violence against children

👇
endcorporalpunishment.org/minconlandma...
November 20, 2024 at 3:05 PM
On #worldchildrensday we congratulate the 67 UN Member States that have passed laws giving children protection from all corporal punishment 💙

And we urge the remaining 132 to enact this fundamental protection for children without delay

#endcorporalpunishment
November 20, 2024 at 12:59 AM
We envision and are working towards a world without corporal punishment of children

Why?

Because...

😢truly vast numbers of children are regularly subjected to violent punishment

💔it harms children in many ways

😖it normalises violence against children and across society

😀it can be prevented!
November 19, 2024 at 1:42 PM