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UN conference urges ban on corporal punishment of children David Shucosky at 8:39 AM ET [JURIST] The UN East Asia and Pacific Regional Consultation Against Violence [conference website] began in Bangkok Tuesday with a call for a ban on corporal punishment [press release, PDF] of children. The conference is part of the UN Secretary General's study on violence against children [PDF]. Paulo Pinheiro, an independent expert speaking for the study, called the problem "too common, and yet, too hidden" [speech, PDF]. The conference is the sixth of nine called for by the study. Xinhua has more. Link | 
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