New All Africa report on ending legalised violence against children published

A new 60-page special report reviews progress towards eliminating corporal punishment of children across Africa. The report, published by the Global Initiative and Save the Children Sweden, is being presented at the African Child Policy Forum 2006 International Policy Conference on the African Child, on May 11 and 12 2006 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The report includes a state-by-state analysis of the legality of corporal punishment and summarises research into the prevalence of corporal punishment and children’s views across Africa. Click here for PDF of report (748 KB).

The report includes messages of support from: Jaap E. Doek, Chairperson, Committee on the Rights of the Child; Mr. Jean Baptiste Zoungrana, Chairperson, African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; Professor Paulo Sergio Pinheiro, Independent Expert leading the UN Secretary General’s Study on Violence against Children; Mrs. Zyneb Jammeh, Her Excellency The First Lady, Republic of The Gambia; and Desmond M. Tutu, Archbishop Emeritus.

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