{"id":27041,"date":"2024-12-18T12:24:52","date_gmt":"2024-12-18T12:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/?p=27041"},"modified":"2024-12-18T15:28:06","modified_gmt":"2024-12-18T15:28:06","slug":"2024-end-of-year-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/2024-end-of-year-message\/","title":{"rendered":"2024: significant progress to end corporal punishment of children despite complex global environment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n            <div class=\"separator- glacier-section\"  id=\"section-69d796a8d4c27\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <section>\n                    \n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-9\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n\t<p>2024 witnessed serious and ongoing challenges for children \u2013 and yet significant progress in ending corporal punishment and other forms violence against children was made. Whether you work at a community level supporting families, on agreeing international treaties, or anywhere in between - we want to say thank you for your commitment and effort. Together, our work makes a difference!<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>2024 highlights and progress<\/strong><\/span><\/h3><ul><li><strong>Global progress in prohibiting corporal punishment of children<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>In April we were delighted to announce the prohibition of all corporal punishment of children in <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/laopdrprohibitsallcorporalpunishment\/\"><strong>Laos<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, followed by <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/tajikistanprohibitsallcorporalpunishment\/\"><strong>Tajikistan<\/strong><\/a><\/span> in June! Both countries are also putting in place comprehensive measures to communicate the law and support behaviour change. Their combined child populations of 7 million brings the total number of children worldwide protected by law from corporal punishment to approximately 329 million.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/reports-on-every-state-and-territory\/barbados\/\"><strong>Barbados<\/strong><\/a><\/span> enacted its Child Protection Act, 2024 and Child Justice Act, 2024. The Acts prohibit corporal punishment respectively in childcare centres, in penal institutions and as a sentence for crime (i.e. flogging). We are seeking further information about when the Acts will come into force. In the state of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senatoradrianejohnson.com\/news\/press-releases\/275-johnson-law-prohibits-corporal-punishment-in-private-schools\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Illinois<\/span><\/strong><\/a> in the United States, the ban on corporal punishment has been extended to private and non-public schools.<\/p><p>And as we write this, we understand that legislative processes to prohibit all corporal punishment are underway in Armenia, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Switzerland, Taiwan and Thailand. We look forward to bringing you news of more progress to end corporal punishment in 2025!<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><ul><li><strong>States commit to prohibiting and eliminating corporal punishment during the Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><p>Five more states - Burundi, the Czech Republic, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, and Uganda\u00a0\u2013 pledged to prohibit all corporal punishment of children during the conference. Gambia and Nigeria also pledged to ban corporal punishment in schools, and 24 states pledged to take other measures to end violent punishment of children. This brings to <a href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/committed-states\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">27<\/span><\/strong><\/a> the total number of countries officially committed to enacting prohibition of all corporal punishment of children.<\/p><p>Kenya, Benin, Nigeria and Uganda also announced their intention to pursue a new World Health Assembly Resolution on ending corporal punishment.<\/p><p>Read more about progress and pledges made at the Ministerial Conference <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/minconlandmarktoevac\/\"><strong>here.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/div><div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/minconlandmarktoevac\/\" target=\"_self\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Corp-pun-plenary-session-1600x683.jpg\" alt=\"Corp-pun-plenary-session\" width=\"1600\" height=\"683\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\">Ministers and government representatives announce pledges to prohibit corporal punishment at the Ministerial Conference<\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"row\">\n\t\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-12 col-md-9\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"text-block shortcode-container\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">\n\t<ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Partnerships, publications and events<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In the first months of the year we contributed to two new publications:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/childrightsconnect.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/v5-eliminating-violence-against-children-1.pdf\">Eliminating Violence Against Children: Promoting the Adoption of Effective Measures for Ending Violence Against Children Through Human Rights Engagement<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>published by the Child Rights Connect Working Group on Children and Violence.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"small\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" tabindex=\"71\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rcpch.ac.uk\/resources\/equal-protection-from-assault-england-and-northern-ireland\" hreflang=\"en\">Equal protection from assault in England and Northern Ireland: Prohibiting physical punishment of all children <\/a><\/span><\/strong>published by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW150047885 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150047885 BCX8\">Laos recently became t<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW150047885 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150047885 BCX8\">he <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150047885 BCX8\">first<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW150047885 BCX8\"> State in the ASEAN region to prohibit all corporal punishment!<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW150047885 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:3,&quot;335551620&quot;:3,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW231747599 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231747599 BCX8\">Our briefing summarising progress towards ending corporal punishment in the ASEAN region can be found <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW231747599 BCX8\" style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/ASEAN-briefing-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW231747599 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231747599 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">her<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231747599 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">e<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW231747599 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW231747599 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">.<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"EOP SCXW231747599 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:3,&quot;335551620&quot;:3,&quot;335559739&quot;:120,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In April we partnered with UNICEF, Save the Children and WHO to discuss '<span class=\"TextRun SCXW132899943 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW132899943 BCX8\">What Works to End Corporal Punishment?'. The webinar explored effective norms and behaviour change strategies. You can watch the recording<strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"> <a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fkMWsRZQ0g8&amp;t=2639s\">here.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In May we partnered with <span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW115690912 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115690912 BCX8\">the UN Office on Drugs and Crime<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115690912 BCX8\"> to hold a <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW115690912 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115690912 BCX8\">side event to <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW115690912 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW115690912 BCX8\">The Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, called '<span class=\"TextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">E<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">nding the cycle of violence<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">: P<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">rohibiting<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">and<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">eliminating<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">corporal<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">punishment<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">of<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">children<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">in<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">the<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">juvenile<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">justice<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW6165383 BCX8\">system'.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We published our new report to highlight the States where corporal punishment of children in justice settings continues to be supported in law: <strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/child-justice-briefing-May-2024.pdf\">Ending corporal punishment in the child justice system: legal and human rights approaches<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In August we submitted a report on the progress and delay in achieving prohibition and elimination of corporal punishment of children in Council of Europe member States to the <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.coe.int\/en\/web\/children\/-\/key-outcomes-from-the-10th-plenary-meeting-of-the-steering-committee-for-the-rights-of-the-child\"><strong>Council of Europe Steering Committee for the Rights of the Child (CDENF<\/strong><\/a><strong>).<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p><p>Also in August we attended the ISPCAN Global Congress in Uppsala, Sweden, presenting a session on 'Combining law reform with norms and behaviour change strategies to end corporal punishment of children'. You can watch a recording of this presentation <strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gn4zkb1NVJw\">here.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p><p>In September we made a presentation on global progress to end corporal punishment at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/livesinthebalance.org\/2024-childrens-mental-health-advocacy-conference\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Lives in the Balance<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">2024 Children\u2019s Mental Health Advocacy Conference<\/span><\/a><\/strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In October we co-hoste<\/span>d a webinar on 'Effective Campaigns to End Corporal Punishment' with the Council of Baltic Sea States Child Rights Unit that included a wide range of international speakers discussing their campaigns. You can watch the recording <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y9IhpOdsr4A\">here.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">In December we took part in a consultation with the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education on the topic of 'Safety as an essential element of the right to education and a precondition for its full realization'.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Human rights recommendations to end violent punishment of children<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">During 2024 we submitted 36 briefings to human rights treaty bodies and mechanisms including the CRC, CAT and the UPR. 46 recommendations to prohibit and eliminate corporal punishment were made, and <strong>Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Gabon, Guatemala, Jordan, Mali, Monaco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Tuvalu, UAE, Uzbekistan <\/strong>and <strong>VietNam<\/strong> all accepted recommendations to prohibit corporal punishment. Find out more in our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/category\/news\/\"><strong>news blogs<\/strong><\/a><\/span> summarising human rights recommendations.<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>2024 blog series: A critical year to #EndCorporalPunishment<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">We published <a href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/2024-blog-series\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">seven blogs<\/span><\/strong><\/a> from guest authors in 2024. They covered new research, ending corporal punishment in sport and child justice settings, the public health imperative of ending violent punishment, and a former Irish Senator\u2019s account of how corporal punishment was banned in Ireland.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Got something to say? Write a blog for us in 2025!<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Campaigning<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">There have been many incredible campaigns to end corporal punishment in 2024! In April partners across the world got involved in the<span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"> <a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/intdaytoecp2024roundup\/\"><strong>International Day to End Corporal Punishment<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, reaching millions of people with the message that violent punishment of children can and must end. What will you do to end the most common form of violence against children next year?<\/span><\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #800080; font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Coming in 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Global progress to end corporal punishment of children will continue in 2025:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Early in the year the World Health Organization will publish a new report on the public health implications of corporal punishment of children.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Work will continue apace among the States proposing a new World Health Assembly Resolution on corporal Punishment (<a href=\"mailto:herbertb@who.int\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">get in touch<\/span><\/strong><\/a> if your government would like to join this initiative).<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Watch this space for news of a government-hosted high level international meeting on ending corporal punishment in 2025.<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">International Day to #EndCorporalPunishment will be on 30 April \u2013 start making your plans!<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3\" style=\"background: transparent  \">\n\t<div class=\"feature-box text-center media-box \">\n    <div class=\"fbox-media\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/child-justice-briefing-May-2024.pdf\" target=\"_self\">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-no-retina src=\"https:\/\/endcorporalpunishment.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/child-justice-briefing-cover-488x691.png\" alt=\"child justice briefing cover\" width=\"488\" height=\"691\" class=\"img-responsive\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n        \t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"fbox-desc\">\n        <h2><\/h2>\n        <span class=\"subtitle\"><\/span>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n                <\/section>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2024 witnessed serious and ongoing challenges for children \u2013 and yet significant progress in ending corporal punishment and other forms violence against children was made. Whether you work at a community level supporting families, on agreeing international treaties, or anywhere in between &#8211; we want to say thank you for your commitment and effort. 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