VIENTIANE: Laos' Ministry of Justice celebrated the historic ban on corporal punishment across Laos at an event on International Day to End Corporal Punishment of Children, making Laos the first in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) to fully protect children from all forms of violent punishment.
Laos has curbed violence against children through enhanced coordination and preventive and responsive measures across various settings such as homes, schools, online spaces, and communities, according to the Lao News Agency report on Thursday (May 2).
