Caribbean - End Corporal Punishment of Children https://endcorporalpunishment.org End corporal punishment of children end violence against children Fri, 02 Aug 2019 12:04:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://endcorporalpunishment.org/wp-content/uploads/Logos-2023/cropped-ECP-Logo-01-32x32.png Caribbean - End Corporal Punishment of Children https://endcorporalpunishment.org 32 32 Aruba has prohibited all corporal punishment of children https://endcorporalpunishment.org/aruba-has-prohibited-all-corporal-punishment-of-children/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aruba-has-prohibited-all-corporal-punishment-of-children https://endcorporalpunishment.org/aruba-has-prohibited-all-corporal-punishment-of-children/#respond Mon, 23 Oct 2017 08:27:40 +0000 http://www.endcorporalpunishment.net/?p=1733 The Global Initiative has confirmed that the 2016 Law amending the Civil Code in Aruba modified article 1:247 to include (unofficial translation): In the care and upbringing of the child, there is no neglect and the parents do not apply mental or physical violence or any other degrading treatment” The new provisions mirror those in […]

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The Global Initiative has confirmed that the 2016 Law amending the Civil Code in Aruba modified article 1:247 to include (unofficial translation):

In the care and upbringing of the child, there is no neglect and the parents do not apply mental or physical violence or any other degrading treatment”

The new provisions mirror those in the Civil Code in the Netherlands (Europe), where prohibition in all settings was achieved in 2007. Aruba is a country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

The Bill amending the Civil Code had been tabled in 2015 and was passed by the Parliament on 23 September 2016. With these amendments, Aruba became the seventh territory worldwide to prohibit corporal punishment of children in all settings, including the home.

Corporal punishment of children is not fully prohibited throughout the Kingdom of the Netherlands: it is still lawful in some settings in the Caribbean Special Municipalities of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.

 

Further information

  • The Global Initiative’s territory report on Aruba
  • The latest facts and figures on global progress towards prohibition

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]]> https://endcorporalpunishment.org/aruba-has-prohibited-all-corporal-punishment-of-children/feed/ 0 New Caribbean progress briefing https://endcorporalpunishment.org/new-caribbean-progress-briefing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-caribbean-progress-briefing Fri, 08 Apr 2016 08:55:20 +0000 http://www.endcorporalpunishment.net/?p=1144 The second issue of the Caribbean Coalition for the Abolition of Corporal Punishment of Children’s briefing which documents progress towards prohibiting corporal punishment of children across the region is now available. Designed for advocacy use, the briefing highlights the human rights imperative to prohibit all violent punishment of children in all Caribbean states and territories. For each […]

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]]> The second issue of the Caribbean Coalition for the Abolition of Corporal Punishment of Children’s briefing which documents progress towards prohibiting corporal punishment of children across the region is now available.

Designed for advocacy use, the briefing highlights the human rights imperative to prohibit all violent punishment of children in all Caribbean states and territories. For each Caribbean state and territory, it summarises the progress made towards prohibition and what remains to be done. Aiming to promote national action for prohibition, it emphasises the many immediate opportunities for working to fulfil children’s right to protection in law from all corporal punishment in the penal system, care settings, schools and the family home.

Download the briefing here. To request hard copies, contact us at info@endcorporalpunishment.org.

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]]> Caribbean Coalition for the Abolition of Corporal Punishment of Children e-newsletter issue 6 now available https://endcorporalpunishment.org/caribbean-coalition-for-the-abolition-of-corporal-punishment-of-children-e-newsletter-issue-6-now-available/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caribbean-coalition-for-the-abolition-of-corporal-punishment-of-children-e-newsletter-issue-6-now-available Tue, 12 Jan 2016 09:38:39 +0000 http://www.endcorporalpunishment.net/?p=1130 The Caribbean Coalition for the Abolition of Corporal Punishment of Children (CCACPC) has released the sixth issue of its e-newsletter. This latest edition describes recent developments in Barbados and Jamaica, and sets the global context. It highlights new advocacy resources, including a new global report documenting progress towards prohibition, and provides the latest news on […]

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]]> The Caribbean Coalition for the Abolition of Corporal Punishment of Children (CCACPC) has released the sixth issue of its e-newsletter. This latest edition describes recent developments in Barbados and Jamaica, and sets the global context. It highlights new advocacy resources, including a new global report documenting progress towards prohibition, and provides the latest news on Caribbean states being examined by UN treaty bodies.

Read the newsletter here.

Sign up to show your support for prohibition of corporal punishment in the Caribbean and receive future CCACPC newsletters here.

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]]> Caribbean Coalition for the Abolition of Corporal Punishment of Children e-newsletter issue 5 now available https://endcorporalpunishment.org/caribbean-coalition-for-the-abolition-of-corporal-punishment-of-children-e-newsletter-issue-5-now-available/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=caribbean-coalition-for-the-abolition-of-corporal-punishment-of-children-e-newsletter-issue-5-now-available Sat, 05 Sep 2015 20:27:31 +0000 http://www.endcorporalpunishment.net/?p=1100 The Caribbean Coalition for the Abolition of Corporal Punishment of Children (CCACPC) has released the fifth issue of its e-newsletter. Major news in the region includes the achievement of prohibition of violent punishment of children in all settings except the family home in Trinidad & Tobago and the new commitment by the Global Movement for […]

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]]> The Caribbean Coalition for the Abolition of Corporal Punishment of Children (CCACPC) has released the fifth issue of its e-newsletter. Major news in the region includes the achievement of prohibition of violent punishment of children in all settings except the family home in Trinidad & Tobago and the new commitment by the Global Movement for Children to prioritise advocacy for prohibition in the Caribbean. The newsletter also reports positive steps in Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana and St Lucia; highlights new advocacy resources, and gives the latest news from the UN human rights system.

Read the newsletter here.

Sign up to show your support for prohibition of corporal punishment in the Caribbean and receive future CCACPC newsletters here.

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