Date: November 2008

CEDAW recommends that Ecuador prohibit corporal punishment in the home

 The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women has published its concluding observations on states examined during its 42^nd session, 20 October to 7 November. The Committee recommends that Slovenia, Madagascar and Belgium take measures to address "all forms of violence against women and girls". In the case of Ecuador, the Committee specifies that the Penal Code should "expressly prohibit corporal punishment of children in the home, as well as in care and justice institutions".

Article 5(b) of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women provides for "the recognition of the common responsibility of men and women in the upbringing and development of their children, it being understood that the interest of the children is the primordial consideration in all cases" (our emphasis). The Committee’s General Recommendation No. 19 (1992) on Violence against women states that full implementation of the Convention requires States to eliminate all forms of violence against women (paragraph 4).

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