Summary: During the 15th session of the UPR, a side event will be hosted by the Permanent Missions of Finland, Tunisia and Uruguay. During the first cycle of the UPR and the early sessions of the second cycle, corporal punishment has been raised in the examination of many states, and more than 80 have accepted recommendations to prohibit it. Globally, 33 states have achieved prohibition in all settings of children’s lives including the home. A large majority of states - 117 - have banned school corporal punishment. The side event will review global progress, consider challenges and debate how to achieve universal prohibition and elimination to fulfill children’s rights to full respect for their human dignity and physical integrity and to equal protection under the law. There will be brief presentations by an expert panel followed by an interactive discussion. Panellists:
"Ending corporal punishment of children"
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Link :
http://www.crin.org/docs/UPR15_side_event_Flyer_%20FINAL_.pdf
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