April 30, International Day for Not Slapping Children promotes the concept of human rights against corporal punishment of children

Do you know what holiday is April 30th? Xiaobian here to tell you: April 30,"International Day for Not Slapping Children" and "International Day for Not Slapping Children" are held on April 30 every year), promoted by the American anti-corporal punishment organization "Center For Effective Discipline" in 1998.

The festival uses various activities to promote the concept of children's human rights against corporal punishment. Non-governmental organizations from hundreds of countries around the world have participated in this event.

International Day for Not Slapping Children

April 30 is the "International Spankout Day", which was first promoted in 1998 by the Center for Effective Corrections, an American anti-corporal punishment organization. The word spank is commonly known as "spanking" in its English name, so some people also translate it in Chinese as "No Slap Day" or "Refusal of Corporal Punishment Day." Non-governmental organizations from hundreds of countries around the world have participated in this event. The purpose of establishing the "International Day for No Batting of Children" is to promote the concept of children's human rights against corporal punishment and attract the attention of society.

origin

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted in 1989, stipulates: "No child shall be subjected to torture or other forms of cruel, inhuman or degrading remuneration or punishment."

In 1998, the Center for Effective Corrections, an anti-corporal punishment non-governmental organization in the United States, selected April 30 every year as "Spank Out Day" to promote children's human rights concepts against corporal punishment through various activities.

This event was first promoted in the United States, but later gradually received international response and expanded to "International Don't Beat Children Day." Countries hosting events every year have spread across Europe, America, Africa and Asia.

festival culture

objective

The purpose of establishing this "festival" is to promote the concept of children's human rights against corporal punishment and attract social attention.

slogan

Please try it, at least not to hit a child today, World Customs Network, or you will find that you won't need to hit a child every day after today.

Festival history

In 1998, an anti-corporal punishment organization in the United States advocated an event called International Day for Not Snatching of Children, and designated April 30 every year as International Day for Not Snatching of Children (International SpankOut Day in the United States).

As of 2011, non-governmental organizations from hundreds of countries around the world have participated in this event.

Countries that prohibit corporal punishment in schools include: Argentina, China, Japan, the Philippines, South Africa, Thailand, Estonia, Lithuania, Belarus, Russia, Slovakia, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Macedonia, Albania, and Turkey.

Countries that prohibit all corporal punishment in schools + corporal punishment at home): Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, United States, Iceland, Israel, Australia, Kenya, Latvia, Luxembourg, Moldova, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Spain, Tunisia, Ukraine, Uruguay, Venezuela.