http://www.endcorporalpunishment.org/pages/pdfs/briefings/Corporal%20punishment%20of%20girls.pdf

Violence against women and girls is now universally understood to be a violation of their human rights and it is accepted that eliminating this violence is key in achieving gender equality. However, corporal punishment, the most common form of violence against girls, is rarely included in the global challenge to all violence against women and girls.

A new briefing from the Global Initiative highlights that prohibiting corporal punishment of girls is a key element in eliminating violence against women and girls and urges entities within the UN system and others working on violence against women and girls to work on the issue. 

Download the briefing here: PDF/Word 

Previous Paper (general) items

• 10/09/2012: АЗЕРБАЙДЖАН: Мониторинг пыток и жестокого обращения – обзор ситуации в стране
• 31/08/2012: AFRICA: Strengthening child protection systems in sub-Saharan Africa
• 30/08/2012: Child Rights in Disaster Risk Management
• 30/08/2012: Derechos de la niñez y la adolescencia en la gestión de riesgo de desastres
• 22/08/2012: Blasphemy Laws Exposed: The Consequences of Criminalising 'Defamation of Religions'

Organisation Contact Details:

Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children
94, White Lion Street
London, N1 9PF
Tel: +44 20 7713 0569
Email: info@endcorporalpunishment.org
Website: www.endcorporalpunishment.org

Last updated 11/09/2012 15:19:01

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