form of violence against children , whether at school , in other institutions , in their home or elsewhere .
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. An Advisory Opinion of the Inter - American Court of Human Rights , on the Legal Status and Human Rights of the Child ( ) holds that the States parties to the American Convention on Human Rights
are under the obligation
. . .
to adopt all positive measures required to ensure protection of children against mistreatment , whether in their relations with public authorities , or in relations among individuals or with non - governmental entities . The Court quotes provisions of the Convention on the Rights of the Child , conclusions of the Committee on the Rights of the Child and also judgements of the European Court of Human Rights relating to States obligations to protect children from violence , including within the family . The Court concludes that the State has the duty to adopt positive measures to fully ensure effective exercise of the rights of the child
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. The African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights monitors implementation of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights . In a decision on an individual communication concerning a sentence of
lashes
imposed on students , the Commission found that the punishment violated article of the African Charter , which prohibits cruel , inhuman or degrading punishment . It requested the relevant Government to amend the law , abolishing the penalty of lashes , and to take appropriate measures to
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