= Corporal punishment prohibited
= Corporal punishment permitted
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Our global and regional tables, available as PDF files, summarise the extent of prohibition in the home, schools, as a sentence for crime, as a disciplinary measure in penal institutions, and in alternative care settings. Download from here.
TABLE A-D
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COUNTRY |
Prohibited in the home |
Prohibited in schools |
Prohibited in penal system |
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Albania |
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Algeria |
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American Samoa |
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Andorra |
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Angola |
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Anguilla |
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Antigua and Barbuda |
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Argentina |
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Armenia |
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Aruba (Netherlands) |
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Australia |
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Azerbaijan |
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Bahrain |
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Bangladesh |
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Barbados |
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Belarus |
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Belgium |
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Belize |
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Benin |
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Bermuda |
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Bhutan |
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Bolivia |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Botswana |
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Brazil |
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British Virgin Islands |
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Brunei Darussalam |
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Burkina Faso |
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Burundi |
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Cameroon |
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Canada |
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Cape Verde |
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Cayman Islands |
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Central African Republic |
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Chad |
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Chile |
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China |
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Colombia |
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Comoros |
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Congo, Republic of |
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Cook Islands |
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Costa Rica |
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Cote d’Ivoire |
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Cuba |
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Czech Republic |
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Democratic People's Republic Korea |
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Democratic Republic of the Congo |
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Djibouti |
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Dominica |
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Dominican Republic |
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