However, the near universal acceptance of a certain degree of violence in childrearing necessitates clarity in law that all degrees and kinds of corporal punishment are unacceptable and unlawful. Explicit prohibition should be enacted of all corporal punishment, however light, by parents and other adults with parental authority. Alternative care settings — Corporal punishment should be prohibited in all alternative care settings foster care, institutions, places of safety, emergency care, etc.
Corporal punishment is lawful in the home. Law No. In , the Government accepted the recommendation made during the Universal Periodic Review of Rwanda to prohibit all corporal punishment of children.
The Global Initiative no longer considers Rwanda committed to prohibiting all corporal punishment of children without delay. The various legislative reforms adopted since did not achieve a clear and explicit prohibition of all corporal punishment and the Government has given no indication that it would pursue further law reform. In March , during the 33 rd session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, the Government stated that the Civil Code, which provides parents the right to punish children had been repealed by the new Family Law.
There is no explicit prohibition of corporal punishment in alternative care settings. There is no explicit prohibition of corporal punishment in early childhood care and in day care for older children. Corporal punishment of children is considered unlawful in schools, but there appears to be no explicit prohibition in legislation. The Ministerial Instructions No. These regulations apply to public, private and Government subsidised schools. Corporal punishment is considered unlawful as a disciplinary measure in penal institutions but it is not explicitly prohibited.
Article 23 of Law No. Article 15 of Law No. Article 8 of the Instructions of the Minister of Internal Security relating to the conditions of detention, the provision of food and detainee visits No.
