Physical punishment

MALDIVES: Inhuman sentencing of children
26/Nov/2015 Publication
Corporal punishment and the death penalty are lawful penalties for offences committed by children in the Maldives.
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IRAN: Inhuman sentencing of children
16/Nov/2015 Publication
The Islamic Penal Code 2013 came into force in May 2013. The new legislation amends the law with regards to the death penalty, life imprisonment and corporal punishment, but these forms of sentencing remain lawful for offences committed by children.
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SAUDI ARABIA: CRC alternative report on inhuman sentencing of children
28/Oct/2015 Publication
This report was submitted ahead of the 73rd pre-sessional working group of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child as...
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BULLYING: CRIN submission for the UN Secretary-General’s report on 'Protecting children from bullying'
19/Oct/2015 Publication
CRIN submission for the preparation of the UN Secretary-General’s report on “Protecting children from bullying”. 
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EUROPE: Tackling violence against children
19/Oct/2015 Publication
A report from Augeo Foundation and the Dutch Children's Ombudsman on tackling violence against children in Europe, to coincide with the European Network of Ombudspersons for Children's 2015 theme of Violence against Children.
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Les enfants dans le système judiciaire militaire israélien
7/Oct/2015 Publication
Palestinian children are routinely and systematically subjected to a harsh military justice regime.
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EUROPE: Progress on corporal punishment of children after collective complaints
28/Sep/2015 Publication
By issuing seven separate collective complaints to the European Committee of Social Rights, APPROACH, an organisation seeking a global ban on the corporal punishment of children, has prompted the governments of several European countries to enact new legislation or publicly debate the issue.
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SUDAN: UPR submission on the inhuman sentencing of children
21/Sep/2015 Publication
Our research indicates that there is a lack of clarity in Sudanese law, such that life imprisonment, corporal punishment...
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ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing
18/Sep/2015 Publication
Our research indicates that in Antigua and Barbuda, people may be sentenced to life imprisonment and corporal punishment...
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Yong Vui Kong v Public Prosecutor
Wed, 04/03/2015 - 00:00 Case Law
Case challenging the constitutionality of corporal punishment as a criminal sentence in Singapore.
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