Flag of Western SaharaWESTERN SAHARA

Report updated June 2007

Western Sahara under the control of Morocco since 1964, but we have been unable to establish the applicability of Moroccan legislation in the area or details of any other relevant legislation.

Lawfulness of corporal punishment

Home

Corporal punishment is lawful in the home.

Schools

No information.

Penal system

No information.

Alternative care

No information.

Workplace

No information.

Prevalence research

None identified.

Recommendations by human rights treaty bodies

This analysis has been compiled from information from governmental and non-governmental sources, including reports on implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Every effort is made to maintain its accuracy. Please send us updating information and details of sources for missing information: info@endcorporalpunishment.org.

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