85. With regard to child abuse in schools, in May 2005, while noting that a legislative amendment to ban corporal punishment in secondary schools had been tabled in Parliament, the Human Rights Committee expressed concerns at reports of a widespread practice of corporal punishment of children in the schools.
85. With regard to child abuse in schools, in May 2005, while noting that a legislative amendment to ban corporal punishment in secondary schools had been tabled in Parliament, the Human Rights Committee expressed concerns at reports of a widespread practice of corporal punishment of children in the schools.