Panama, Uganda, Sri Lanka and Czech Republic among those newly committing to totally prohibit violence against under-18s
In the UK, Scotland and Wales have banned corporal punishment, but it is still allowed in home settings in England and Northern Ireland.In the UK, Scotland and Wales have banned corporal punishment, but it is still allowed in home settings in England and Northern Ireland.Eight countries have made new pledges to ban corporal punishment, the most common form of violence against children, in a move that campaigners have labelled “a fundamental shift” for more than 100 million under-18s.
Corporal punishment includes physical force used to cause some degree of pain or discomfort, however light, as well as non-physical forms of punishment that are cruel and degrading.; the first country to ban it was Sweden in 1979. In the UK, Scotland and Wales have banned it, but it is still allowed in home settings in England and Northern Ireland.and antisocial behaviour.
Other commitments made by governments include a pledge by Solomon Islands to raise the age of marriage from 15 to 18 and one by Fiji to raise the minimum age of criminal responsibility from 10 to 14.
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