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NEW! New Legal Reform Briefings from the Global Initiative
Latest recommendations from the Committee on the Rights of the Child
East Asia and the Pacific report of legal reform workshop
Global Initiative e-newsletter Issue 8 (June 2009) now available
FAQs about prohibition new publications to support law reform
Global Initiative e-newsletter Issue 7 (March 2009) now available
Inter-American Court confirms obligation to prohibit all corporal punishment
Moldova prohibits all corporal punishment
Revised legal reform handbook now available
Committee on the Rights of the Child recommends prohibition following 50th session
Global Initiative e-newsletter Issue 6 (January 2009) now available
CAT recommends prohibition in the home
CEDAW recommends that Ecuador prohibit corporal punishment in the home
Latest Global Initiative newsletter published
Council of Europe Commissioner criticises UK’s record on corporal punishment
Global Report 2008 on worldwide progress towards prohibition
Report of the first Global Workshop on law reform
Bhutan, Djibouti and the UK must enact laws to prohibit corporal punishment in all settings, including the home
Global Initiative e-newsletter Issue 4 (September 2008) now available
Briefing on corporal punishment for World Congress against Sexual Exploitation
Costa Rica achieves full prohibition
Treaty bodies recommend prohibition of corporal punishment
Committee on the Rights of the Child presses states to prohibit corporal punishment in the home
States called to account concerning corporal punishment of children in Universal Periodic Review process
UN Committee Against Torture recommends prohibition in the home
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights adopts resolution against corporal punishment of all persons deprived of their liberty
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