Briefing from Global Initiative to end all corporal punishment of children on the OPSC and OPAC - Sierra Leone

Summary: This report provides supplementary information on Sierra Leone's intial reports on the implementation of the OPSC and OPAC. The Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children submits a briefing to each Pre-sessional Working Group of the Committee on the Rights of the Child. The briefings summarize the legal status of corporal punishment in each of the States to be examined, together with any research evidence of prevalence of corporal punishment. The briefing covers corporal punishment in all settings - the home, alternative care, schools and penal systems.pdf: http://www.crin.org/docs/Sierra Leone_GI_OPSC_OPAC_NGO_Report.doc

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