International feedback: corporal punishment
In the following we have chosen some citations on the subject. At the end of each original citation you can find the source with a link to the complete text of the citation.
«The Committee recommends that the State party explicitly prohibit all practices of corporal punishment in the family, schools and in institutions and conductinformation campaigns targeting, among others, parents, children, law enforcementand judicial officials and teachers, explaining children’s rights in this regard and encouraging the use of alternative forms of discipline in a manner consistent with thechild’s human dignity and in conformity with the Convention, especially articles 19 and 28,paragraph 2.»
- Source: CRC 2002, al. 33
Update: 21.12.2007
