This publication presents a study developed by RWI in collaboration with the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Armenia under RWI’s human rights capacity development programme in Armenia.
The study is intended to inform the establishment of legislation prohibiting child corporal punishment in Armenia, in support of implementation of Armenia’s National Human Rights Action Plan 2020-2022. The study outlines the international human and children’s rights framework in relation to corporal punishment as well as incorporates a review of relevant Armenian legislation.