The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel and degrading forms of punishment 2006, para. 6
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In September 2000, the Committee held the first of two days of general discussion on violence against children. It focused on "State violence against children" and afterwards adopted detailed recommendations, including for the prohibition of all corporal punishment and the launching of public information campaigns "to raise awareness and sensitize the public about the severity of human rights violations in this domain and their harmful impact on children, and to address cultural acceptance of violence against children, promoting instead 'zero-tolerance' of violence".
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of the Child
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Governance & Rule of Law
Violence
Person(s) affected
Children
Year
2006
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRC General Comment No. 8, The right of the child to protection from corporal punishment and other cruel and degrading forms of punishment (2006), para. 6.