Building a Europe for and with children
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High-level conference against corporal punishment in Stockholm |
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11.06.2014
On the occasion of the 25th
Anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child a High-Level
Conference against Corporal Punishment of Children was organized on 3-4 June
in Stockholm by the Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs. The
Conference is an initiative to start a continuous dialogue between
high-level stakeholders, policy-makers and experts on how to give children a
childhood free from corporal punishment. Around 90
delegates from more than 20 countries worldwide attended the conference and
shared their experiences on the process of introducing legislation and later
on, upholding the ban effectively; measures to influence attitudes; and how
to support parents in finding alternatives to corporal punishment. Brazil
and Estonia were in particular mentioned as the most recent countries to
prohibit all forms of corporal punishment against children. To continue the
high-level dialogue, Austria agreed to arrange a similar conference in 2016.
Conference website:
www.government.se/childhood
Conference background document
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