Ten Good News Stories for Kids in 2022

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Children playing at sunset at Trou aux Biches, Mauritius, April 24, 2019. © 2019 Sergi Reboredo/AP Photo Despite enormous challenges facing many children around the globe, 2022 also brought good news. As we approach the end of the year, here are 10 areas of progress for children we can celebrate: Zambia and Mauritius banned all corporal punishment of children, while Comoros banned corporal punishment in schools, and Cuba banned it in the home and alternative care. Sixty-five countries now prohibit all violent punishment of children. Forty years ago, there was only…

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