On November 20th, the International Day of Children’s Rights, Text to Change and War Child started an SMS-campaign in Uganda: “Let me Live and Learn with Dignity: Stop Corporal Punishment Now!”. 

 At the moment there is no law that stipulates and enacts a full ban on corporal punishment in Uganda. As a consequence, children all over the country report that the practice continues without much consequence for the perpetrator. Surveys mention figures of children who regularly experience physical and emotional punishment in schools and the home as high as 98%.

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