3 in 4 young children are regularly subjected to violent discipline by their caregivers. Its widespread social acceptance means that a level of violence in raising children is normalised, entrenching children’s low status in society and paving the way for other forms of violence and mistreatment.Įnormous numbers of children experience corporal punishment in their homes, schools, care and work settings and the penal system in all regions of the world. The End Violence Partnership will continue to mobilise efforts to ensure that each country legally eliminates the practice in all settings and ensures safety for all its children.Īs the most common form of violence against children worldwide, corporal punishment leads to the injury, disability and death of thousands of children each year. Today, 65 have taken this fundamental step for children. We are working with partners across the world to make violent discipline of children by caregivers a thing of the past.Ĥ0 years ago, only one country had banned all corporal punishment of children. As a critical initiative of the End Violence Partnership, it is advocating for full and comprehensive law reform to prohibit corporal punishment, raising awareness about the issue, monitoring law throughout the world, and promoting action and implementation. Corporal punishment causes pain and humiliation, violates rights, and impacts long-term health and well-being, often causing a ripple effect for decades to come.Įnd Corporal Punishment is catalysing progress towards universal prohibition and elimination of violent punishment of children. No matter the intention, physically hurting a child is never okay and has the potential to affect them for the rest of their life. And today, 86 percent of the world’s children are not protected from this practice by law.
This takes place in many fundamental settings – in homes, classrooms, childcare settings and juvenile justice centres. Corporal punishment – or violent discipline at the hands of caregivers – is the most common form of violence against children.Īcross the world, 4 in 5 children aged 2-14 are subjected to corporal punishment.
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