ÿþ<html><head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>WORLD CORPORAL PUNISHMENT ARCHIVE 2010</title> <META name="description" content="Archive of press items for 2010 on corporal punishment around the world (schools, judicial, prisons, institutions)"></head> <body> <a href="index.htm"><img src="corpun.gif" alt="corpun" border=0></a><img src="wcpr.gif" alt="World Corporal Punishment Research"><br> <center><font face="Tahoma,Verdana,Arial" size="+1" color="#008040"><i><B>www.corpun.com</B></i></font></center> <p><img src="rainbow.gif" alt="ruler" width=100% height=5> <TABLE BGCOLOR="#FFFFbb" WIDTH="100%"> <TR> <TD> <FONT FACE="Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,sans-serif"><SMALL> <A title="go to front page" HREF="index.htm"><STRONG><i>www.corpun.com</i></STRONG></A> &nbsp; :&nbsp; <a href="archive.htm">Archive</a> &nbsp; : &nbsp; 2010</SMALL></FONT></TD></TR> </TABLE> </p><h1 align="center"><font color="#FF80C0" face="Tahoma,Verdana,Arial">THE ARCHIVE</font></h1> <p align="center"><font color="#000000" face="Tahoma,Verdana,Arial"><b><i>News items about corporal punishment, classified by country, type and month.</i></b></font></p> <hr size="3"> <FONT SIZE="-1"><p><i>ALL THE ARCHIVE PAGES ARE COLOUR CODED: GREEN background for judicial CP, BEIGE background for school CP, WHITE background for other kinds of CP (domestic, prison, military, reformatory)</i></p> </FONT> <h1><font color="#FF0000" face="Tahoma,Verdana,Arial">Archive - 2010</font></h1> <p align="center"> <font size="2"> <a href="#afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> ¦ <a href="#oz">Australia</a> ¦ <a href="#bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> ¦ <a href="#botswana">Botswana</a> ¦ <a href="#canada">Canada</a> ¦ <a href="#fiji">Fiji</a> ¦ <a href="#guyana">Guyana</a> ¦ <a href="#india">India</a> ¦ <a href="#iran">Iran</a> ¦ <a href="#israel">Israel</a> ¦ <a href="#malaysia">Malaysia</a> ¦ <a href="#myanmar">Myanmar (Burma)</a> ¦ <a href="#nz">New&nbsp;Zealand</a> ¦ <a href="#nigeria">Nigeria</a> ¦ <a href="#pakistan">Pakistan</a> ¦ <a href="#png">Papua&nbsp;New&nbsp;Guinea</a> ¦ <a href="#saudi">Saudi&nbsp;Arabia</a> ¦ <a href="#singapore">Singapore</a> ¦ <a href="#southafrica">South&nbsp;Africa</a> ¦ <a href="#southkorea">South&nbsp;Korea</a> ¦ <a href="#sudan">Sudan</a> ¦ <a href="#swaziland">Swaziland</a> ¦ <a href="#switzerland">Switzerland</a> ¦ <a href="#tanzania">Tanzania</a> ¦ <a href="#thailand">Thailand</a> ¦ <a href="#tonga">Tonga</a> ¦ <a href="#trinidad">Trinidad&nbsp;&&nbsp;Tobago</a> ¦ <a href="#uk">United&nbsp;Kingdom</a> ¦ <a href="#usa">United&nbsp;States</a> ¦ <a href="#usvi">US&nbsp;Virgin&nbsp;Islands</a> ¦ <a href="#zimbabwe">Zimbabwe</a> ¦ </font></P> <hr size="3"> <table border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td width="73" bgcolor="yellow">&nbsp;</td> <td width="618"> <br> <a name="afghanistan"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-af.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>AFGHANISTAN</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/afj01005.htm"><b>Afghanistan/Judicial - May 2010</b></a><br> Child Brides Escape Marriage, but Not Lashes <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Teen girls flogged for escaping forced marriages</i></font></p> <BR></blockquote> <a name="oz"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-au.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>AUSTRALIA</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/aud01003.htm"><b>Australia/Domestic - March 2010</b></a><br> Australia to defy the ban<br> <font size=-1><i>Govt rejects UN pressure to outlaw spanking at home</i></font></p> <p><a href="10archive/aus01004.htm"><b>Australia/Schools - April 2010</b></a><br> Give 'em a smack<br> <font size=-1><i>Northern Territory hasn't outlawed school CP, but officials say it's not used</i></font></p> <BR></blockquote> <a name="bangladesh"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-bd.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>BANGLADESH</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/bdj01007.htm"><b>Bangladesh/Judicial - July 2010</b></a><br> Landmark ruling outlaws fatwas<br> <font size=-1><i>High Court holds that extrajudicial religious floggings are illegal</i></font></p> <P>Two caned, fined for teasing girl<br> <font size=-1><i>Community meeting agrees punishment for youths aged 20 and 21</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/bds01008.htm"><b>Bangladesh/Schools - August 2010</b></a><br> Bangladesh bans corporal punishment in all schools<br> <font size=-1><i>Government move follows High Court order to stop caning</i></font></p> <BR></blockquote> <a name="botswana"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-bw.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>BOTSWANA</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><BR><a href="10archive/bwj01001.htm"><b>Botswana/Judicial - January 2010</b></a><br> Police Commissioner to hand two flogging dockets to DPP<br> <font size=-1><i>Attorney-General lays down the law on JCP</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/bwj01002.htm"><b>Botswana/Judicial - February 2010</b></a><br> Bailiffs to administer corporal punishment<br> <font size=-1><i>Courts are recruiting applicants to deliver canings</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/bwj01003.htm"><b>Botswana/Judicial - March 2010</b></a><br> "Give me back my trousers"<br> <font size=-1><i>27-year-old gets three strokes for attacking his cousin in domestic dispute</i></font></p> <P>The wages of theft<br> <font size=-1><i>"Three strokes on the bare buttocks" for thief, 24</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/bwj01005.htm"><b>Botswana/Judicial - May 2010</b></a><br> Males decry corporal punishment<br> <font size=-1><i>Four men, caned by court, complain that women are not subject to JCP</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/bwj01008.htm"><b>Botswana/Judicial - August 2010</b></a><br> Shaped with a whip <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>20-year-old, pictured, "moans and groans" as he gets five lashes in court</i></font></p> <BR></blockquote> <a name="canada"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-ca.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>CANADA</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/cad01001.htm"><b>Canada/Domestic - January 2010</b></a><br> A good spanking<br> <font size=-1><i>Columnist considers research into spanking and cultural differences</i></font></p> <P>Spanking bans: bad for kids and society<br> <font size=-1><i>Don't diminish parental rights, warns writer</i></font></p> <BR></blockquote> <a name="fiji"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-fj.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>FIJI</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/fjj01005.htm"><b>Fiji/Judicial - May 2010</b></a><br> Village headmen discuss flogging<br> <font size=-1><i>Proposed guidelines would allow village meetings to order JCP</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/fjj01008.htm"><b>Fiji/Judicial - August 2010</b></a><br> Drug farmers face the cane<br> <font size=-1><i>Youths who cultivate marihuana will be spanked under new village law</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/fjj01012.htm"><b>Fiji/Judicial - December 2010</b></a><br> Bua chief enforces spanking<br> <font size=-1><i>District elders will spank any villagers found guilty of crime</i></font></p> <BR></blockquote> <a name="guyana"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-gy.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>GUYANA</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/gyj01010.htm"><b>Guyana/Judicial - October 2010</b></a><br> Whipping expunged from juvenile laws<br> <font size=-1><i>Judicial CP abolished</i></font></p> <BR></blockquote> <a name="india"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-in.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>INDIA</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/ins01011.htm"><b>India/Schools - November 2010</b></a><br> Govt plans to enact law to stop corporal punishment<br> <font size=-1><i>West Bengal state government considers outlawing it</i></font></p> <BR></blockquote> <a name="iran"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-ir.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>IRAN</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/irj01012.htm"><b>Iran/Judicial - December 2010</b></a><br> Iranian whipped in public for drinking alcohol<br> <font size=-1><i>80 lashes in a public square in Ramshir</i></font></p> <BR></blockquote> <a name="israel"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-il.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>ISRAEL</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/ilj01008.htm"><b>Israel/Judicial - August 2010</b></a><br> 'Sinner' singer given 39 lashes by rabbis<br> <font size=-1><i>"Rabinnic court" in battle against musical performances</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="malaysia"></a> <P><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-my.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>MALAYSIA</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/mys01001.htm"><b>Malaysia/Schools - January 2010</b></a><br> Maintain strict discipline to achieve excellence, principals told<br> <font size=-1><i>Caning is "an influential factor in all successful schools"</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/myj01002.htm"><b>Malaysia/Judicial - February 2010</b></a><br> 3 women caned for having illicit sex<br> <font size=-1><i>First-ever religious CP of women is carried out</i></font></p> <P>Caning 'has done us a world of good'<br> <font size=-1><i>Women say they are grateful for punishment</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/myj01004.htm"><b>Malaysia/Judicial - April 2010</b></a><br> Cook gets one year, whipping for consuming liquor <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>24-year-old, pictured, gets rare Shariah caning sentence for alcohol</i></font></p> <P>Man who splashed acid on wife gets six years' jail <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>And two strokes of rotan for husband, 47, pictured</i></font></p> <P>Man gets jail, rotan for cheating company staff <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>39-year-old, pictured, ordered to receive 7 strokes of the cane</i></font></p> <P>Youth gets five years, two strokes for statutory rape <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>19-year-old, pictured, had sex with underage girl</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/myj01005.htm"><b>Malaysia/Judicial - May 2010</b></a><br> Cake seller gets jail and cane for robbing student <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Three strokes of the rotan for 21-year-old, pictured</i></font></p> <P>Indonesian cab driver gets eight years' jail and 10 strokes <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Possessor of drugs, 35, is pictured</i></font></p> <P>Whipping added to habitual thief's sentence <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>35-year-old recidivist, pictured, gets three strokes of the cane on appeal</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/myj01006.htm"><b>Malaysia/Judicial - June 2010</b></a><br> Jobless men get 12 years' jail, whipping for drug possession <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Twentysomethings, pictured, each to receive 10 strokes of the rotan</i></font></p> <P>Rape and kidnap: Man gets 16 years' jail, whipping <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>A three-stroke caning for 29-year-old, pictured</i></font></p> <P>Teenager gets jail, cane for robbing boy<br> <font size=-1><i>Three years in prison and three strokes</i></font></p> <P>Man sentenced to 10 years' jail, 10 strokes for drug possession <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>35-year-old cannabis offender is pictured</i></font></p> <P>Duo get jail, cane for hurting colleague <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Pair in their twenties, pictured, must receive three strokes each</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/myj01007.htm"><b>Malaysia/Judicial - July 2010</b></a><br> Former prisoner returns for whipping sentence<br> <font size=-1><i>36-year-old drug abuser had been released but gets another 1 month so that 10 strokes of the rotan can be applied</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/myj01008.htm"><b>Malaysia/Judicial - August 2010</b></a><br> Man gets five years' jail and five strokes for causing hurt <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>32-year-old, pictured, attacked colleague with machete</i></font></p> <P>Jailed -- drunk labourer who raped woman <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>10 years' jail and 7 strokes of the rotan for "sex fiend", 32, pictured</i></font></p> <P>Man and sons jailed for rape <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Man who raped daughter is spared the rotan but his two twentysomething sons, pictured, are ordered to receive 24 strokes each</i></font></p> <P>69 years for rape of siblings <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>12 strokes of the rotan for bogus traditional healer, 63, pictured</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/mys01008.htm"><b>Malaysia/Schools - August 2010</b></a><br> "Expedite guideline on discipline in schools"<br> <font size=-1><i>Teachers' union calls on govt to restore caning powers to individual teachers</i></font></p> <P>"Certain teachers are authorised to cane"<br> <font size=-1><i>But only those with written approval from principal or headmaster</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/myj01009.htm"><b>Malaysia/Judicial - September 2010</b></a><br> Local man jailed, whipped for gang robbery <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>25-year-old, pictured, is ordered to receive two strokes of the rotan</i></font></p> <P>Filipino jailed four months and whipped three times for illegal entry into Sabah <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Illegal immigrant is pictured after sentence</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/myj01010.htm"><b>Malaysia/Judicial - October 2010</b></a><br> Cook gets jail, rotan for drug possession <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Ten strokes for 35-year-old, pictured</i></font></p> <P>Lorry driver gets six years' jail, whipping for drug possession <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Man, 33, pictured, must undergo 13 strokes of the rotan</i></font></p> <P>Gang robbery accused gets five years plus canning <I>[sic]</I> <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>21-year-old, pictured, gets one stroke of the cane</i></font></p> <P>Man gets five years and whipping for acid attack <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Offender, 26, pictured, ordered to receive two strokes of the rotan</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/myj01011.htm"><b>Malaysia/Judicial - November 2010</b></a><BR> Local's rape sentence enhanced to 15 years, 6 strokes <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>23-year-old, pictured, gets increased punishment for gang rape</i></font></p> <P>18 years, cane for raping disabled girl <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Nine strokes of the rotan for 22-year-old, pictured</i></font></p> <P>Jailed for raping pupil <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Former teacher, 31, pictured, is also ordered to receive four strokes</i></font></p> <P>Raping, confining woman: 2 jailed <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Offenders, 20 and 21, pictured, also sentenced to caning</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/myj01012.htm"><b>Malaysia/Judicial - December 2010</b></a><BR> Jail sentence, whipping enhanced <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>41-year-old wifebeater, pictured, sees his 8-year sentence increased to 12 and four cane strokes to six</i></font></p> <P>Jail sentence on waiter for raping girl affirmed <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Three strokes of the cane for rapist, 19, pictured</i></font></p> <P>Malaysia urged to stop caning 'epidemic'<br> <font size=-1><i>Amnesty International claims thousands of immigrants caned per year</i></font></p> <P>Three-year jail, whipping for cheating<br> <font size=-1><i>Man, age not stated, gets 9 strokes of the cane</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="myanmar"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-mm.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>MYANMAR (Burma)</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/mmi01003.htm"><b>Myanmar/Illicit - March 2010</b></a><br> Burma bus company told to 'stop caning drivers'<br> <font size=-1><i>On-the-spot corporal punishment for drivers and conductors who let too many passengers on buses</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="nz"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-nz.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>NEW ZEALAND</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/nzs01005.htm"><b>New Zealand/Schools - May 2010</b></a><br> Bring the cane back in schools -- survey<br> <font size=-1><i>Half the population wants school CP restored</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="nigeria"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-ng.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>NIGERIA</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/ngj01003.htm"><b>Nigeria/Judicial - March 2010</b></a><br> Student caned for stealing goat<br> <font size=-1><i>Court order of 12 strokes for 21-year-old is carried out in public</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/ngj01006.htm"><b>Nigeria/Judicial - June 2010</b></a><br> Car theft suspect granted bail, another gets strokes of cane<br> <font size=-1><i>23-year-old is flogged in front of the shop where he stole money</i></font></p> <P>Student flogged in open court for theft<br> <font size=-1><i>Offender, 17, receives 12 strokes of the cane there and then</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/ngj01008.htm"><b>Nigeria/Judicial - August 2010</b></a><br> ATM Fraud: 2 Get 6-Month Jail Term Each Or N2,000 Fine<br> <font size=-1><i>Court also sentences 22-year-olds to 10 strokes of the cane each</i></font></p> <P>Minor flogged for hawking in Abuja<br> <font size=-1><i>Mobile court gives boy seven strokes of the cane</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/ngj01010.htm"><b>Nigeria/Judicial - October 2010</b></a><br> Minors flogged for hawking in Abuja<br> <font size=-1><i>Six youngsters get seven strokes of the cane each</i></font></p> <P>Minors flogged for hawking in Abuja<br> <font size=-1><i>Another nine juveniles get seven strokes each</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/ngj01011.htm"><b>Nigeria/Judicial - November 2010</b></a><br> Minors flogged for hawking in Abuja<br> <font size=-1><i>25 boys and girls get six strokes of the cane each</i></font></p> <P>15 flogged for hawking<br> <font size=-1><i>Another 15 youths sentenced to seven strokes each</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="pakistan"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-pk.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>PAKISTAN</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/pkj01002.htm"><b>Pakistan/Judicial - February 2010</b></a><br> New video shows Taliban flogging men, boy <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Offenders are filmed receiving public unofficial JCP</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="png"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-pg.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>PAPUA NEW GUINEA</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/pgj01011.htm"><b>Papua New Guinea/Judicial - November 2010</b></a><br> Corporal punishment<br> <font size=-1><i>Youth Council instigates caning for truant students in Madang</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="saudi"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-sa.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>SAUDI ARABIA</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/saj01012.htm"><b>Saudi Arabia/Judicial - December 2010</b></a><br> Two maids jailed, to be lashed for sorcery<br> <font size=-1><i>Indonesian housemaids aged 25 and 33 ordered to receive 700 lashes each</i></font></p> <P>Son of Saudi Islamic police chief to be lashed<br> <font size=-1><i>50 lashes for fighting</i></font></p> <P>Mobile phone thief gets five years, 500 lashes<br> <font size=-1><i>Heavy sentence for twentysomething who robbed at knifepoint</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="singapore"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-sg.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="16"> <font size="4"><b><i>SINGAPORE</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/sgj01003.htm"><b>Singapore/Judicial - March 2010</b></a><br> 25 years' jail, 24 strokes for rapist<br> <font size=-1><i>Court orders maximum penalty for 27-year-old who bound and gagged his victim</i></font></p> <P>Geylang knife attack: Jail, caning for gang of 7 <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Seven young gangsters, pictured, receive heavy caning sentences after knife fight leads to death</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/sgj01004.htm"><b>Singapore/Judicial - April 2010</b></a><br> Duo get jail, cane for loan shark activities <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Twentysomethings, pictured, sentenced to receive 8 and 10 strokes</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/sgj01005.htm"><b>Singapore/Judicial - May 2010</b></a><br> Sex predator of underage girls gets 13 years' jail, six strokes <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Caning sentence for 27-year-old, pictured</i></font></p> <P>7 years' jail, 6 strokes of the cane for killing flat-mate <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><BR> <font size=-1><i>Sentenced 33-year-old is pictured</i></font></p> <P>30 months' jail and 6 strokes of the cane for slashing his mother <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><BR> <font size=-1><i>Offender, 23, pictured, described as "anti-social personality"</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/sgj01006.htm"><b>Singapore/Judicial - June 2010</b></a><br> Man molested girl on date, slashed woman <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Four years in jail and 12 strokes of the cane for 22-year-old, pictured</i></font></p> <P>Jail, caning for molesting three women <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><BR> <font size=-1><i>Army conscript, 20, pictured, gets 12 months and 9 strokes</i></font></p> <P>Man with pistol gets 12½ years, 17 strokes <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><BR> <font size=-1><i>42-year-old, pictured, had a firearm and ammunition, also contraband cigarettes</i></font></p> <P>Swiss vandal gets 5 months, 3 strokes <i><b>(with video clips)</b></i><BR> <font size=-1><i>Nation scandalised by graffiti attack on trains; videos show offender outside court, how the crime was carried out, brief remarks by his lawyer</i></font></p> <P>Jail, cane and fine for crimes <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><BR> <font size=-1><i>21-year-old, pictured, is awarded six strokes of the cane for a string of offences</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/sgj01007.htm"><b>Singapore/Judicial - July 2010</b></a><br> Transvestite killer gets 7 years' jail, 8 strokes <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>28-year-old, pictured, is first to be caned for manslaughter</i></font></p> <P>Where Singapore, Switzerland differ<BR> <font size=-1><i>Swiss President, visiting Singapore, declines to intercede in Oliver Fricker caning case</i></font></p> <P>24 strokes, jail for repeat offender who threatened cops <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><BR> <font size=-1><i>Maximum sentence for youth, 19, pictured</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/sgj01008.htm"><b>Singapore/Judicial - August 2010</b></a><br> Five youths convicted of aggravated outrage of modesty<br> <font size=-1><i>17-to-21-year-olds who attacked girl are given jail sentences and canings</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/sgj01009.htm"><b>Singapore/Judicial - September 2010</b></a><br> His youngest victim is only 10 <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Molester, 23, pictured, is given 12 strokes of the cane and 8 years' jail</i></font></p> <P>Robber in goldsmith heist jailed 7 years <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Plus 12 strokes of the cane for 35-year-old, pictured</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/sgj01010.htm"><b>Singapore/Judicial - October 2010</b></a><br> Fatal mobile phone heist: Duo get 15 yrs and 15 strokes <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Severe canings ordered for two 27-year-olds, pictured</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/sgj01011.htm"><b>Singapore/Judicial - November 2010</b></a><br> Rapist who 'helped' victim gets 16 years and 6 months in jail, 20 strokes <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Heavy caning for 32-year-old, pictured</i></font></p> <P>He killed toddler over cigarettes <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Father, 28, pictured, has his sentence increased to 10 years and 10 strokes of the cane</i></font></p> <P>Jail, caning for man who robbed pregnant woman <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Robber, 24, pictured, is awarded a 12-stroke caning</i></font></p> <P>Swiss vandal released from prison <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Oliver Fricker, 32, pictured, flies home after 5 months in jail and 3 strokes of the cane</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/sgj01012.htm"><b>Singapore/Judicial - December 2010</b></a><br> He smashes a glass on victim's head<br> <font size=-1><i>Four years' jail and six strokes of cane for 50-year-old after vicious parang attack</i></font></p> <P>Man gets jail and caning for molesting stepdaughter<br> <font size=-1><i>12 strokes of the cane for man, 42</i></font></p> <P>Jail, caning for molesting 3 women at knifepoint <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>22-year-old, pictured, is ordered to receive 18 strokes of the cane</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="southafrica"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-za.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>SOUTH AFRICA<br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/zai01009.htm"><b>South Africa/Illicit - September 2010</b></a><br> Youngsters allege abuse by police <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Two teen boys, pictured, say they were whipped on the backside in police station</i></font></p> <p><a href="10archive/zai01010.htm"><b>South Africa/Illicit - October 2010</b></a><br> Policemen allegedly beat boy on back and buttocks <I><B>(illustrated)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>16-year-old, pictured, says he was assaulted at police station</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="southkorea"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-kr.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>SOUTH KOREA<br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/krs01008.htm"><b>South Korea/Schools - August 2010</b></a><br> Corporal punishment ban to begin<br> <font size=-1><i>Caning in schools is outlawed in the province surrounding the capital</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/krs01009.htm"><b>South Korea/Schools - September 2010</b></a><br> Corporal punishment: 'sudden end'<br> <font size=-1><i>School CP to be banned in Seoul itself</i></font></p> <P>Top educator in Busan backs corporal punishment<br> <font size=-1><i>She does not agree with her Seoul colleagues</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/krs01010.htm"><b>South Korea/Schools - October 2010</b></a><br> Resisting Students' Rights<br> <font size=-1><i>High school student deplores abolition of CP</i></font></p> <P>Most Seoul schools set new rules to ban corporal punishment<br> <font size=-1><i>Teachers express concern about unruly students</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/krs01012.htm"><b>South Korea/Schools - December 2010</b></a><br> Schools buckle under corporal punishment ban<br> <font size=-1><i>Abolition of CP in Seoul and Gyeonggi produces classroom chaos</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="sudan"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-sd.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>SUDAN<br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/sdj01008.htm"><b>Sudan/Judicial - August 2010</b></a><br> Sudan sentences 19 men for wearing women's clothes<br> <font size=-1><i>30 lashes and a fine each for "breaking moral codes"</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/sdj01012.htm"><b>Sudan/Judicial - December 2010</b></a><br> Flogged 53 times ... 'for wearing trousers' <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Woman's whipping in the street is caught on film</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="swaziland"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-sz.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>SWAZILAND<br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/szs01004.htm"><b>Swaziland/Schools - April 2010</b></a><br> Only 4 strokes please - Education Ministry<br> <font size=-1><i>Article sets out official rules for school canings</i></font></p> <p><a href="10archive/szs01005.htm"><b>Swaziland/Schools - May 2010</b></a><br> 30 primary school pupils whipped for relationships<br> <font size=-1><i>Students aged 11 to 16 punished in hour-long caning ceremony</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="switzerland"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-ch.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>SWITZERLAND<br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/chi01008.htm"><b>Switzerland/Illicit - August 2010</b></a><br> Whipping for recruits: Shock video from Biere barracks <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Corporal punishment scandal in the Swiss Army</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="thailand"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-th.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>THAILAND<br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/ths01008.htm"><b>Thailand/Schools - August 2010</b></a><br> Thai Catholic School Teacher Caught Caning Students <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Boys seen being disciplined at boarding school</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="tanzania"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-tz.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>TANZANIA<br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/tzj01006.htm"><b>Tanzania/Judicial - June 2010</b></a><br> No reprieve for jailed Kasusura<br> <font size=-1><i>Appeal court confirms sentence 35 years' jail and 12 strokes of the cane for armed robber</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="tonga"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-to.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>TONGA<br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/toj01002.htm"><b>Tonga/Judicial - February 2010</b></a><br> Tongan teens appeal flogging<br> <font size=-1><i>Two boys sentenced to be whipped</i></font></p> <p><a href="10archive/toj01007.htm"><b>Tonga/Judicial - July 2010</b></a><br> Tonga overturns flogging sentence<br> <font size=-1><i>Two 17-year-olds also have prison terms reduced by appeal court</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="trinidad"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-tt.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>TRINIDAD & TOBAGO<br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/ttj01007.htm"><b>Trinidad/Judicial - July 2010</b></a><br> Subhas: Strokes on table for gunmen<br> <font size=-1><i>Govt to make JCP mandatory for gun-related crime</i></font></p> </blockquote> <a name="uk"></a> <BR> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-gb.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>UNITED KINGDOM</i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/ukd01001.htm"><b>UK/Domestic - January 2010</b></a><br> Smacking 'makes your child more successful'<br> <font size=-1><i>Claims made for not spanking are not consistent with the data, finds study</i></font></p> <p><BR><a href="10archive/uki01002.htm"><b>UK/Illicit - February 2010</b></a><br> Registrar offered fake degrees for spanking<br> <font size=-1><i>Suspended sentence for man who filmed himself caning women</i></font></p> <BR><a name="usa"></a> </blockquote> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-us.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>UNITED STATES <br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <P><a href="10archive/usd01001.htm"><b>US/Domestic - January 2010</b></a><br> Study: Spanking may not be all bad for children <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Spanked kids had highest rate of academic achievement</i></font></p> <P>Spare the Spanking, Spoil the Report Card?<br> <font size=-1><i>Study "undermines rationale for banning spanking", says writer</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/uss01002.htm"><b>US/Schools - February 2010</b></a><br> School Board asks: To spank or not to spank?<br> <font size=-1><i>Paddling at issue in a Florida district</i></font></p> <P>Paddling students still common in New Mexico <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Mother claims boy's punishment was excessive</i></font></p> <P>Some Ky. schools still use paddling as disciplinary measure for students <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Suspensions "have not been effective"</i></font></p> <P>La Vega principal's arrest puts spotlight on corporal punishment policies<br> <font size=-1><i>650 Texas school districts allow paddling</i></font></p> <P>Teacher suspended without pay for spanking student<br> <font size=-1><i>Alabama district permits it, but parent had asked for exemption</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/usr01003.htm"><b>US/Reformatory - March 2010</b></a><br> Hess: No criminal case at reform school <i><b>(illustrated)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>No proof that long-ago Florida spankings were abusive, says state; 1974 photo shows paddle and strap</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/uss01003.htm"><b>US/Schools - March 2010</b></a><br> Fed suit seeks state paddling ban<br> <font size=-1><i>Paddled schoolboy, 16, wants Mississippi to outlaw school CP</i></font></p> <P>Teachers in Fountain Lake want corporal punishment <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>40 Arkansas teachers say "bring back spanking"</i></font></p> <P>To spank or not: Gaston one of few school districts still using the paddle <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Map shows incidence of school CP in different N. Carolina counties</i></font></p> <P>Columbus County Schools: Spanking and the drop-out rate <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>A district in North Carolina that uses the paddle has fewer school drop-outs</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/usd01004.htm"><b>US/Domestic - April 2010</b></a><br> When does discipline become a crime? <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Father, 37, pictured, spanked boy, 12, for fifteen minutes</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/uss01004.htm"><b>US/Schools - April 2010</b></a><br> Senior Suspended For Skimpy Prom Dress <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>17 students paddled in AL for inappropriate attire</i></font></p> <P>School Board's ban on paddling draws mixed reviews<br> <font size=-1><i>A Florida school board abandons CP</i></font></p> <P>Bill to limit school paddlings shelved<br> <font size=-1><i>Louisiana House rejects limitations on school CP</i></font></p> <P>Houston Man Paddles New York Congresswoman <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>But only metaphorically. Federal bill seeks to outlaw school CP</i></font></p> <P>Paddling still used as punishment in schools <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Report on CP in Texas</i></font></p> <P>Texas city takes a swat at student misbehavior with an old custom <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Restoration of CP in Temple, TX is a success</i></font></p> <P>High school paddling: 'It Works' teachers say <i><b>(with video clip)</b></i><br> <font size=-1><i>Students interviewed in Temple, TX</i></font></p> <P>Corporal Punishment legal in Texas, lawmaker in D.C. wants to ban it<br> <font size=-1><i>Texas school districts' paddling policies vary</i></font></p> <P>Paddling not controversial at local schools<br> <font size=-1><i>Only with parental permission in many Texas districts</i></font></p> <P>Parent: Written policy on spanking needed<br> <font size=-1><i>CP policy challenged in a N. Carolina district</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/uss01005.htm"><b>US/Schools - May 2010</b></a><br> Three strikes and you're ... sore: A look at corporal punishment in area schools<br> <font size=-1><i>An Alabama paper gives local paddling details</i></font></p> <P>Substitute teacher takes a swing at reviving corporal punishment in Dallas ISD <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Attempt to reintroduce CP after 5 years of abolition</i></font></p> <P>East Texans split over corporal punishment <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Several local areas still use the paddle</i></font></p> <P>Paddling crusader loses sub job<br> <font size=-1><i>Teacher campaigning for restoration of CP in Dallas is sacked</i></font></p> <P>Saltillo student paddled, school apologizes <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Elementary boy in MS was on the "Do not paddle" list</i></font></p> <P>Parents given final say in disciplinary action in Florence schools <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Parents may now opt out of spanking in an AL district</i></font></p> <P>No grade below 55 among school policy changes<br> <font size=-1><i>Parents now to be notified before CP in a N. Carolina district</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/usr01006.htm"><b>US/Reformatory - June 2010</b></a><br> Former student sheds light on Heritage Boys Academy<br> <font size=-1><i>Youth who at 16 was sent to Florida institution describes paddlings, says his time there did him good</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/uss01006.htm"><b>US/Schools - June 2010</b></a><br> La Vega Elementary School principal not indicted in student's paddling<br> <font size=-1><i>Punishment was lawful, court holds</i></font></p> <P>Spanking proposal stirs up feelings <I><B>(with video clips)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Memphis school board member urges reintroduction of CP</i></font></p> <P>Legislation to Ban Corporal Punishment in Schools Hits Congress <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>New York politician seeks nationwide abolition</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/uss01007.htm"><b>US/Schools - July 2010</b></a><br> Georgia still won't spare the rod<br> <font size=-1><i>Dozens of GA school districts still have paddling on the books</i></font></p> <P>Court refuses to stop paddlings in Mississippi<br> <font size=-1><i>Spanked 16-year-old's application is rejected</i></font></p> <P>School board says no to paddling<br> <font size=-1><i>Push to restore CP in Memphis fails</i></font></p> <P>[TPS staffer fired for chronic absenteeism]<br> <font size=-1><i>Paddling abolished in an OK school district</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/uss01008.htm"><b>US/Schools - August 2010</b></a><br> Private school creates foundation with the building blocks of success<br> <font size=-1><i>Texas Christian school employs spankings</i></font></p> <P>To paddle or not to paddle students<br> <font size=-1><i>Background to federal-level anti-CP push in Congress</i></font></p> <P>School board reviews corporal punishment<br> <font size=-1><i>A North Carolina district keeps the paddle but changes the rules</i></font></p> <P>Should U.S. ban paddling school kids?<br> <font size=-1><i>A view from Louisiana, where 56 of 70 school systems permit CP</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/uss01009.htm"><b>US/Schools - September 2010</b></a><br> Board gets first look at new budget<br> <font size=-1><i>A district in N. Carolina decides to stop paddling</i></font></p> <P>Thomasville officials mull spanking policy <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Another North Carolina district discusses paddling</i></font></p> <P>Schools average in paddling<br> <font size=-1><i>CP situation in various Mississippi districts</i></font></p> <P>Paddling as Punishment, How Schools Stack Up <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Views differ in Arkansas, where some school administrators still support CP</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/uss01010.htm"><b>US/Schools - October 2010</b></a><br> Thomasville Approves Changes to Spanking Policy <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>A district in N. Carolina offers parents paddling opt-out</i></font></p> <P>School Board officially does away with corporal punishment<br> <font size=-1><i>No more paddling in Tangipahoa, Louisiana</i></font></p> <P>In other Lafourche School Board action<br> <font size=-1><i>Another Louisiana school district also abolishes CP</i></font></p> <P>School systems review corporal punishment policy<br> <font size=-1><i>More changes in North Carolina</i></font></p> <P>Roanoke school board talks technology, discipline stats<br> <font size=-1><i>Principals in this Alabama district give their paddling figures</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/uss01011.htm"><b>US/Schools - November 2010</b></a><br> Coach admits paddling students<br> Murrah coach's return sought amid whipping claims<BR> <font size=-1><i>Mississippi basketball coach punished players with a belt</i></font></p> <P>Attorney: Video Shows Murrah Coach Whipping Players <I><B>(with video clips)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Basketball spankings in Jackson, MS, are caught on video</i></font></p> <P>Paddling: Parent Claims Teacher Went To The Extreme<br> <font size=-1><i>Spanking of 12-year-old Alabama boy causes controversy</i></font></p> <P>Corporal punishment called routine in embattled coach's past<br> <font size=-1><i>Background to the Mississippi belting dispute</i></font></p> <P>School dress, punishment addressed <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>A Louisiana district offers parental choice over paddling</i></font></p> <P>Corporal Punishment Complaint<br> <font size=-1><i>Arkansas girl, 12, chose three paddle swats over detention</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/usd01012.htm"><b>US/Domestic - December 2010</b></a><br> Police arrest Mishawaka man after spanking<br> <font size=-1><i>Indiana man, 30, accused of battery after spanking son, 6</i></font></p> <P><BR><a href="10archive/uss01012.htm"><b>US/Schools - December 2010</b></a><br> Corporal Punishment Still Exists in Some Schools<BR> <font size=-1><i>New anti-paddle campaign in Texas</i></font></p> <P>Corporal punishment reinstated in Drew<br> <font size=-1><i>A Mississippi district agrees new spanking policy, but only up to 6th grade</i></font></p> <P>Moms angry over swats<br> <font size=-1><i>Two TX girls, 17, paddled for going to lavatory</i></font></p> <P>City View Paddling Raising Questions About Discipline <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>More on the above case</i></font></p> <P>Coach suspended for whipping players returns <I><B>(with video clip)</B></I><br> <font size=-1><i>Row over basketball spankings in Jackson, MS, subsides</i></font></p> </blockquote> <BR><a name="usvi"></a> <p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/corpuncom/flags/fl-vi.gif" alt="flag" width="27" height="15"> <font size="4"><b><i>US VIRGIN ISLANDS<br> </i></b></font></p> <blockquote> <p><a href="10archive/vis01004.htm"><b>US Virgin Islands/Schools - 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