Government can start early intervention.
77. Recommendation: Major child abuse cases still happen frequently, even
though the Government has established a social safety net and reporting
system, regional medical integration centers for child protection, and
additional protective measures such as early judicial intervention and
retrospective analysis of child deaths. This reminds the Government of
the need to gain insights into whether human resources allocation is
adequate and increase primary prevention. The NHRC will continue to
monitor the implementation of the Strengthening Social Safety Net
Program - Phase II.
Issue 16 Right to be Free from Corporal Punishment, Torture
and Inhuman Treatment
Campus Corporal Punishment and Improper Discipline
78. According to an MOE's analysis report,53 the top three categories of
disciplinary conflicts from 2017 to 2019 were conflicts between
teachers and students, incidents of corporal punishment, and conflicts
between teachers and parents, which are on the rise and occur more
frequently in elementary and junior high schools.54 The Ministry did
not provide any analysis of the causes and prevention strategies in its
report.
79. Regarding §129 of the Second Report and § 81 of the Concluding
Observations on the Initial Report: From the investigation reports of the
MOE55 and the Control Yuan,56 as well as from children's forums, it is
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2019 Campus Security Analysis Report by MOE.
https://csrc.edu.tw/FileManage/CheckData?sno=497&MergedId=b35d55b6030b4ddebf3d03ad8b76
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In 2019, there were 500 disciplinary conflicts between teachers and students, with 1,007 people
involved, compared to 324 cases and 624 people in 2017, an increase of 54.32% in case and
61.38% in people respectively.
2019 Campus Security Analysis Report by MOE: In 2019, 306 incidents of corporal punishment were
reported, affecting 625 persons; a significant rising trend compared to 2016 (177 incidents, 325
persons), 2017 (174 incidents, 324 persons) and 2018 (236 incidents, 544 persons). In 2019, 54.58%
(167) of corporal punishment incidents occurred in elementary schools, 21.57% (66) in junior high
schools, and 17.32% (53) in kindergartens; 71.9% of corporal punishment incidents occurred in
elementary schools and below.
The Control Yuan investigation report approved on Sep 13, 2018 (Corporal Punishment on Campus
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