Lao PDR has become the 66th state worldwide - and the first in the ASEAN region - to prohibit all corporal punishment of children!

Congratulations Laos! ❤️🎉

Find out about the journey to law reform, and how they are putting the law into practice 👇
endcorporalpunishment.org/laopdrputprohi…

Lao PDR has become the 66th state worldwide - and the first in the ASEAN region - to prohibit all corporal punishment of children!

Congratulations Laos! ❤️🎉

Find out about the journey to law reform, and how they are putting the law into practice 👇
endcorporalpunishment.org/laopdrputprohi…

'Physical punishment is a major and pressing public health and children’s right issue': Over one in five 10-year-olds experienced physical punishment in 2020/21, reports a research briefing led by Anja Heilmann UCL IEHC Nuffield Foundation NSPCC Barnardo’s ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/may/…

One in five 10-year-olds in the UK experience physical punishment, reports study by UCL

phys.org/news/2024-05-y…

“The vague nature…lack of statutory definition of ‘reasonable punishment,’ makes it extremely challenging to talk to families about what the rules are around physical punishment of children [thus] difficult to speak in [their children’s] best interests.” bmj.com/content/385/bm…

Let's join hands and work towards ending violence against children today.
#EndCorporalPunishment

Les châtiments corporels à l'école entraînent une hausse du décrochage scolaire et ont des impacts négatifs sur l'apprentissage. Pour en savoir ➕, lisez ce blog de Judith Herbertson & Center for Global Development.

#EndCorporalPunishment pour que chaque enfant puisse apprendre en sécurité. #SafeToLearn

#EndCorporalPunishment #EndViolence Corporal punishments don’t work, teachers urged to opt for alternatives - sunrise.ug/news/education… Raising Voices HSC @Glendcorpun Ivan Ssenabulya Patricia Osman UCRNN Wambi Hope Jumbe Benjamin Damon K. Wamara Ministry of Education and Sports - Uganda Ministry of Gender, Labour and Social Development

🇱🇦 One of our VACS country partners, Lao PDR, has become the 66th state to prohibit all corporal punishment of children! 🎉

Congratulations Laos on enacting this fundamental protection for children!

Learn more 👉bit.ly/3WpJ89U

Laos jd negara pertama di ASEAN yang menghapuskan hukuman fisik pada anak! 🎉🎉

Ku turut bahagia aja tak mau dihantui pertanyaan Indonesia kapan xixixi

We are proud signatory to the statement from South Asia to commemorate International Day to End Corporal Punishment.

Whilst rejoicing #SL Cabinet approval we urge GOSL to implement effective legislature before parliament is dissolved
End Corporal Punishment UNICEF Sri Lanka UN in Sri Lanka

#InternationalDayOfAtionToEndCorporalPunishment Student Voices ‼️ it’s not rocket science but it is backed by science that corporal punishment is effective & causes long term negative effects on students. #EndCorporalPunishment

Corporal punishment is a form of physics abuse #EndCorporalPunishment #InternationalDayOfActionToEndCorporalPunishment mscoalitiontoendcorporalpunishment.org/get-involved

#EndCorporalPunishment It should be against the law! Signing your name on a piece of paper could leave your child in the hospital or scarred emotionally! #InternationalDayOfActionToEndCorporalPunishment

#InternationalDayOfActionToEndCorporalPunishment Student Voices ✊🏾 #EndCorporalPunishment anything that’s causes pain in schools should end immediately, listen to 7th grade Shaniya

On International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment Lao PDR has become the 66th state & the first in the ASEAN region to prohibit all corporal punishment of children!

Congratulations Laos on enacting this fundamental protection for children!❤️🎉

Read more endcorporalpunishment.org/laopdrprohibit…

Excellent coverage by local and regional newspapers of the media statement of CAN Pakistan from various districts of Punjab demanding the enactment of a law to #EndCorporalPunishment End Corporal Punishment Rana Sikandar Hayat UNICEF Pakistan Abdullah A. Fadil

On International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment , let's reflect on the damaging impact it has on students. Check out this insightful issue brief shedding light on why #HittingHurts & why it's crucial to end corporal punishment: idra.news/HittingHurts 🛑✋

Did you know that around 720 million school-aged children live in countries where corporal punishment is not fully prohibited?

This affects learning and leads to dropouts.

Schools must be places of inclusivity and positive change 💙

#EndCorporalPunishment