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In Uganda, corporal punishment of children is legal'Legal’ means that the law says it is OK. at home. It is illegal'Illegal' means that it is against the law. as a punishment for crime, but some research suggests that it still happens. Government policyDecisions or plans made by the government. Policy is not the same as law - generally, it is considered weaker and less important. advises teachers not to use corporal punishment, but it is not illegal, and it still happens. More detail.

Uganda

Map of Uganda in Africa and the world.
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Map by Vardion.

In 2005, a big study was carried out to find out exactly how much corporal punishment was happening in schools. The results were shocking. Read more about the study.

Many people felt that something needed to be done. So adults and children in two schools worked together to make their schools 'Good Schools,' where no corporal punishment happens. Read about how they did it.

Two schools was a great start - but corporal punishment was still happening in many other schools! So the children and adults from the Good School shared their experiences with others, to help more schools become corporal punishment free. Some children were interviewed on the radio and made a film, while others made a petition about corporal punishment and discussed it in the Child Parliament. Find out more.

It wasn't all easy! Find out why.

Child's picture about violence against children.
Picture of a child being beaten, with the slogan