U.N. Committee of the
Rights of the Child 42nd Session ( June 2006 )
General Comment No. 8: The right of the child to
protection from corporal punishment and other cruel or
degrading forms of punishment
June 2, 2006
The U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child ended
its 42nd session last Friday and adopted a new
General Comment (number 8) on the question of corporal
punishment.
The Committee regularly adopts "general comments" based
on specific articles, provisions and themes of the
Convention on the Rights of the Child to assist the
States parties in fulfilling their obligations under the
Convention and to stimulate international organisations
and specialised agencies in achieving the full
realisation of the rights recognised in the Convention.
Members may propose at any time that a general comment
relating to a specific article, provision or theme be
prepared. The Committee sometimes decide to develop a
general comment on an article, provision or theme that
has been discussed earlier in one of its General Day of
Discussion. The Committee generally shares draft general
comments with selected number of experts, including
those from the other treaty bodies, for comments.
Following its two General Discussion Days on violence
against children, held in 2000 and 2001, the Committee
on the Rights of the Child resolved to issue a series of
General Comments concerning eliminating violence against
children, of which General Comment 8 is the first.
The Committee aims to guide States parties in
understanding the provisions of the Convention
concerning the protection of children against all forms
of violence. This General Comment focuses on corporal
punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of
punishment, which are currently very widely accepted and
practiced forms of violence against children.
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