BORA Crimes (Reasonable Parental Control and Correction) Amendment Bill [pdf, 140 KB]
...ensure that no child is subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. This is complemented and extended by Article 19, which requires States to take all appropriate measures, including legislative action, to protect children from all forms of violence while in the care of parents, guardians or any other person. 9. The CRC has consistently recommended that States prohibit all forms of corporal punishment, in the family and in other settings. Prio...