Physical punishment

INDIA: 15 year old boy from Dalit minority lynched and burnt alive
23/Oct/2014 News
Boy from a lower caste was tortured then killed because his goat had strayed onto an upper caste man's field.
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CHILD RIGHTS: Malala and Indian children’s rights activist win Nobel Peace Prize
10/Oct/2014 News
Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi have been jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their work on promoting and protecting children's rights.
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ARGENTINA: State bans all corporal punishment of children
8/Oct/2014 News
Argentina has become the 41st State globally, and the seventh in Latin America, to ban all forms of corporal punishment against children. 
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USA: New law to protect jailed youth in California
6/Oct/2014 News
California Governor signs a bill that could prevent hundreds of young offenders from enduring rape, assault, and gang life in prison.
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CAPE VERDE: Country becomes sixth African state to prohibit all corporal punishment of children
3/Oct/2014 News
Cape Verde has joined the list of states enacting legislation which prohibits all corporal punishment of children, including within the family.
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CHÂTIMENTS CORPORELS : Bulletin Afrique n°16
2/Oct/2014 Publication
La principale information de ce numéro : le Cap–Vert a adopté une législation interdisant tous les châtiments corporels des enfants, y compris au sein du foyer.
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LIBYA: UPR submission on inhuman sentencing of children
1/Oct/2014 Publication
Our research indicates that corporal punishment is a lawful sentence for offences committed while under the age of 18....
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RUSSIA: Children with disabilities face violence and neglect
15/Sep/2014 News
Human Rights Watch urges authorities to end 'orphanage' system and to prioritise support for children with disabilities to live with their families or in other family settings.
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EGYPTE : des enfants torturés en prison
12/Sep/2014 News
52 enfants torturés et victimes de violences sexuelles dans une prison d'Alexandrie pour avoir manifesté pacifiquement.
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EGYPT: Child protesters tortured in prison
10/Sep/2014 News
Fifty-two children tortured and sexually abused in Alexandria prison for holding peaceful demonstrations against regime.
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