Violence

In many countries, children do not enjoy equal legal protection with adults from violence.

Children can be hit by adults in many countries as a form of correction – a practice which is called battery when applied to adults and punishable by law. Only 24 States have so far prohibited all forms of corporal punishment against children.

<!-- @page { margin: 2cm } P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm } --Children's right to report violence is often violated as a result of the indirect discrimination which arises when they do not have equal access to appropriate complaints mechanisms.

More information

• Read about the global status of laws protecting children from corporal punishment here.
• UN Study on Violence against Children
  
• Read more about violence against children here.
  

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