Ghana - meeting with children and parliamentarians
In Ghana, corporal punishment of children is legal'Legal’ means that the law says it is OK. in the home, schools and other places where children live. It is illegal'Illegal' means that it is against the law. in prison and as a punishment for crime. More detail.
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In November 2009 (the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the ChildA very important set of rules about how countries should respect children's rights. Click to read more about it.), children in Ghana attended a meeting with parliamentarians. They asked them questions, including one about corporal punishment. Read more in a news story about the event.
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