Our Achievements

# Victory of Two Petitions

## Stop Child Cruelty Trust Launched Two Petitions, Which Were Hugely Successful in Attracting Public Support on Protecting and Promoting Child Rights in Sri Lanka

### End Corporal Punishment in Schools in Sri Lanka Vision 2020

- Petition launched on: 12th September 2018
- Number of signatures: over 5000 (on-line and physical signatures)

Sri Lanka ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) in 1992. Since then, there have been 6 parliamentary elections, 9 prime ministers and 4 executive presidents. However, despite the many pledges made by successive governments and a plethora of proposals, the National Action Plan for the Promotion of Human Rights 2011-2016, pledging a ban on corporal punishment, and circulars by the Ministry of Education in 7/2005, 12/2016, and 12/2016, corporal punishment is rampant in schools.

A Study on Child Disciplinary Methods Practiced in Schools in Sri Lanka by the National Child Protection Authority in 2017 revealed that nearly 60% of teachers were unaware of positive discipline methods. These are teachers participating in a walk demanding to end corporal punishment in schools.
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