Physical punishment

INDIA: Girl 'humiliated' by village elders found dead
4/Sep/2014 News
Dead teenage girl may have been raped after having been humiliated by village "court" for protesting against her father's harassment.
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CORPORAL PUNISHMENT: Exercise should never be used as punishment
19/Aug/2014 News
Physical activity, particularly exercise, is being used by teachers, sports coaches and parents to discipline children.
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BAHRAIN: Children sentenced to life imprisonment
19/Aug/2014 News
Human rights group in Bahrain expresses grave concern over the ongoing targeting and prosecution of children.
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BOLIVIA: State bans all corporal punishment of children
11/Aug/2014 News
The State has become the sixth Latin American country and thirty-ninth worldwide to prohibit all corporal punishment outright. 
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A v. United Kingdom
Wed, 23/09/1998 - 00:00 Case Law
Case concerning corporal punishment in the home in the UK.
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USA: Inquiry finds a ‘culture of violence’ against teenage inmates at New York's Rikers Island
5/Aug/2014 News
Inquiry finds that the civil rights of male teenagers were violated and that there was no protection given to the boys from the rampant use of unnecessary and excessive force by correction officers.
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ÉTATS-UNIS : les prisons pour mineurs de New-York gangrenées par la violence
5/Aug/2014 News
Les prisons pour jeunes délinquants à New York sont gangrenées par de la violence extrême et une sécurité défaillante, des gardiens violant fréquemment les droits des détenus adolescents, les soumettant à un «usage croissant de force excessive et inutile»
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UGANDA: "Where Do You Want Us to Go?"
23/Jul/2014 Publication
This Human Rights Watch report documents human rights violations against street children in Uganda by police and local government officials, members of the community and older homeless children and adults.
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MEXICO: Hundreds of children found at vermin-infested shelter
22/Jul/2014 News
Children routinely subjected to physical, psychological and sexual abuse at "The Big Family" shelter and denied visits from their parents, say authorities.
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SYRIA: Up to 186 Kurdish students kidnapped by Isis in northern Syria
27/Jun/2014 News
 Teenagers abducted from bus while travelling from Kobani to Aleppo to take exams.
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