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Five Years On : A global update on violence against children

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The report revealed that despite numerous commitments and promises by States, millions of children continue to be humiliated, beaten, burned, sexually abused – and even killed – by the adults in their lives, their parents, teachers, caregivers and employers.

Also, despite growth in the number of countries banning corporal punishment, these countries remain to be few. Since 2006, there number of countries prohibiting corporal punishment  increased from 16 to 30.

The report comes five years after a United Nations (UN) study documented the magnitude of violence perpetrated against children. It surveyed over 100 separate studies conducted by academic researchers, non-governmental organizations and UN agencies since 2006.

The report’s recent findings include:

• Across 37 countries, an average of 86 percent of children ages 2-14 experience physical or psychological violence in their home each month;

• 78 countries still authorize corporal punishment by teachers; in some countries up to 97 percent of students have been beaten in school;

• Children with disabilities are four to five times more likely to experience violence and sexual abuse than non-disabled children.

• In some countries, like the US and the UK, children are two to three times more likely to be the victims of serious crimes than are adults.

• The known number of juvenile offenders executed worldwide rose by more than 50 percent in the last five years.

NGOs call on governments to immediately implement the recommendations from the 2006 UN Study. In particular, they urge governments to prohibit all violence against children through legal reform, and develop national strategies to address violence against children with sufficient resources for implementation.