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Moldova has prohibited corporal punishment of children in all settings, including the family home. They have amended their Family Code to explicitly prohibit corporal punishment by parents and others with parental authority. The new Article 53 of the code covers "the right of the child to be protected" and states in paragraph 4 that the child "has the right to be protected against abuses, including corporal punishment by parents or persons who replace them". Article 62 concerns parents' rights and states in paragraph 2 that "methods to educate children, chosen by parents, will exclude abusive behaviour, insults and ill-treatments of all types, discrimination, psychological and physical violence, corporal punishment ...". Moldova now joins the 18 other Council of Europe member states with a total ban on corporal punishment to make a total of nineteen [out of 47 total states]. Corporal punishment of children is prohibited in all settings (home, schools, penal systems, alternative care) in: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Latvia, Moldova Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine.
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