Date: February 2008

Council of Europe campaigns for full prohibition 

In early 2008 the Council of Europe is launching a Europe-wide initiative to support prohibition of all corporal punishment, including in the home, and the promotion of positive non-violent parenting in its 47 member states. Resources include:

1. a 50 page handbook, Abolishing corporal punishment of children – Questions and answers, currently in available in English and French with plans for 12 other European languages
2. A 6 page information leaflet, Abolishing corporal punishment – the key points
3. A revised edition of the handbook originally published in 2006, Eliminating corporal punishment – A human rights imperative for Europe’s children, which can be ordered here.
4. A media pack (available soon) including radio and TV spots and inserts for newspapers.

For further information on the campaign and on the Council of Europe’s work on corporal punishment click here.

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