France faulted by rights body over failure on child-smacking

Europe's leading human right's body, the Council of Europe, faulted France on Wednesday for failing to impose a clear ban on slapping and all other forms of corporal punishment of children. The Council, based in the eastern French city of Strasbourg, said it had repeatedly chided France over this matter for failing to adhere to the legally binding rules of a convention called the European Social Charter. If France continues to fail to fall into line, it could face institutional sanctions including a ban on voting the Council's motions, being excluded from certain committees and, theoretically, being deprived of its seat on the Council. "I consider that France today has the laws which allow it to fight against the mistreatment of children," said Laurence Rossignol, secretary of state for the family.



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