Japan bans the corporal punishment of children (9)

2 March, 2020

Dear Obinna,

As President of ACASA, an organization which fights for children’s protection against abuse, are you saying that corporal punishment - which is infliction of physical punishment on a person’s body to cause pain - is an acceptable form of discipline for children?

Many thanks,

Marcus Stahlhofer

CHIFA profile: Marcus M Stahlhofer is Adviser, Child and Adolescent Rights, Dept. of Child and Adolescent Health and Development, World Health Organization, Geneva. www.who.int/childadolescenthealth/en stahlhoferm AT who.int