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Corporal punishment and behavioral change

Corporal punishment is outlawed and is punishable under the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda; the Children’s Act; the Prevention of Torture Act; the Domestic Violence Act; and the Prisons Act. COMMENT | ANNE ROSE MARY OWOR |  Corporal punishment may be referred to as a physical form of disciplinary …

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Uganda, 7 other countries to pursue legislation against corporal punishment

Bogotá, Colombia | THE INDEPENDENT | Eight countries including Uganda, Burundi, Czechia, Gambia, Panama, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan and  Kyrgyzstan have pledged to pursue legislation against corporal punishment. These commitments were made at a landmark event in Bogotá, Colombia, where delegations are set to agree on a new global declaration aimed at …

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Kwania probation office, residents decry surge in child abuse

Kwania, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Kwania district probation and welfare department, and residents of Aduku township cell in Aduku town council have decried the increasing cases of child abuse. Moses Opio, the district probation and welfare department officer says that many cases of abuse like child negligence, corporal punishment and defilement …

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