SRSG on violence against children: Annual report 2012, para. 65
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Responses to the survey also confirm that the adoption of legislation banning the use of violence as a form of punishment or sentencing is gaining momentum, with more than 60 per cent of the responding States mentioning having in place a legal prohibition of inhuman sentencing, including life imprisonment and capital punishment. More than 20 per cent of responding States report having a comprehensive ban on corporal punishment in all settings in place and over 50 per cent a partial prohibition.
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Special Representative of the Secretary-General on violence against children