AN ADVISORY

TO THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, AND PEOPLE, OF GUYANA …

THE CASE FOR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IN GUYANA:

“WHY THE AFC-MOTION ON CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IS HARMFUL”

DOSSIER FOR SUBMISSION TO PARLIAMENT AND THE TASK FORCE ON

GUYANA’S NEW EDUCATION ACT

The overall aim: provide the church and citizenry with effective overview of the main issues!
Corrections? Suggestions? Need help/clarifications?: E-mail: RogerWilli@Yahoo.com

HOW THE “CORPORAL PUNISHMENT” AND “RIGHTS”

ARGUMENTS ARE BEING USED TO UNDERMINE
FAMILY, RELIGION AND SOVERIGNITY!

"But what does the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child have to say on the matter of
corporal punishment? It may be eye-opening to some that the Convention does not
mention the term ‘corporal punishment’ at all. Article 28(2) which is used as the basis for
the call to abolish corporal punishment in schools states:

“States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that school
discipline is administered in a manner consistent with the child’s human
dignity and in conformity with the present Convention”

“Guyanese should decide what parts of the CRC mandate are applicable to Guyana”;
http://www.stabroeknews.com/index.pl/article_archive?id=56510565

In today’s relentless barrage of words, images, slogans, and ideas that assault us from all
sides, many of us have become dependent on sound bites – short, simple, predigested,
emotion-laden, one-stop conclusions. We have neither the time nor the ability to sort through
the primary information for ourselves in order to arrive at our own considered conclusions. …
To disentangle this confusion and form solid principles by which to reach responsible
conclusions requires effort …” (Jeffrey Satinover, M.D., circa 1996).

PROPOSING A METHOD OF ANALYSIS

AND A WAY FORWARD THROUGH AN ASSESSMENT OF KEY ISSUES

SUBMITTED BY
ROGER WILLIAMS
AS A PERSONAL OPINION
APRIL-JUNE 2007

AND COPIED TO:

GUYANA’S MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
THE CARIBBEAN COUNCIL OF CHURCHES,
THE EVANGELICAL ASSOCIATION OF THE CARIBBEAN
THE GUYANA COUNCIL OF CHURCHES,
THE GUYANA EVANGELICAL FELLOWSHIP,
THE GEORGETOWN MINISTERS’ FELLOWSHIP,
THE PENTECOSTAL ASSEMBLIES OF THE WEST INDIES,
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: The CRC allows committee members too much room to impose their own ideological agenda.
: The committee chastised the (UK) government for allowing parents to withdraw their children from sex-education
classes if the parents disagreed with what was being presented.3
: Precedence is given not to religion, culture, or the rights of parents, but to the committee’s ideological
preferences— contrary to fundamental principles repeatedly affirmed in such documents as the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights; the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights; and the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

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: the CRC gives the committee a virtually unlimited mandate to insert itself in the affairs of a nation.
: It can demand wholesale changes in a country’s legal system, education system, and social-welfare institutions
: In fact, the lack of an enforcement mechanism is what gives the committee its broad reach. Any enforcement
mechanism approved by the General Assembly would include provisions for due
process and appeals—and would thereby limit the committee’s discretion.

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: NGOs have consultative status at the UN. Examples of such organizations are International Planned
Parenthood, International Save the Children Alliance, World Assembly of Youth, the American Psychological
Association, and the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy.
: Not only are these working-group meetings closed to government representatives and the public, but the
committee may invite NGOs to join these deliberations.9
: This arrangement is ripe for abuse. It essentially allows groups that have a stake in the committee’s decisions to
play a role in those decisions.

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: *he rights and duties of parents are consistently given the lowest priority.
: The obvious role of parents as a frontline defense for their children is rejected in favor or some unspecified
monitoring mechanism.”
: By weakening these bonds of accountability, the convention weakens important restraints on selfish, hurtful
behavior.
: Allowing children to hide their activities also cuts the children off from their parents’ guidance and protection.

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: The government reports and committee recommendations give citizens and interest groups legal standing to sue
their governments and force compliance with the convention.
: Imagine the plaintiff in a lawsuit being able to meet privately with the jury before the trial, or a businessman
joining a legislative committee to weigh a new law that affects his business. Such obvious conflicts of interest
would never be tolerated in American law or politics. Neither should they be tolerated at the UN.

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5. U.N. General Assembly Resolution 1514 (XV), December 14, 1960, reiterated in General Assembly Resolution 52/119, December 12, 1997: "Popular sovereignty
intensifies and fortifies the claim about the vital role that popular sovereignty plays in protecting and enhancing fundamental international human rights." See Robert
John Araujo, "Sovereignty, Human Rights and Self-Determination: The Meaning of International Law," Brigham Young University Conference on the United Nations
and the Family, June 2000, p. 14.
6. The 10 members of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC Committee) include "experts" in human rights and international law, juvenile
justice, social work, medicine, journalism, and governmental and non- governmental work. The committee holds three sessions a year. See
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu6/2/fs10.htm#ii.
7. The United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW Committee) includes 23 "experts" on women's issues. Its mandate is
to monitor progress made by signatories in fulfilling treaty obligations. At biannual meetings, members review reports submitted by states the year after signing the
treaty and every four years thereafter. See http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/reports.htm for most of the CEDAW reports cited in this study.
8. CEDAW Committee, 22nd Sess. (2000), "Report on Germany," Para. 39.
9. Report of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, 13th Sess., to the General Assembly of the United Nations, 53rd
Sess. (1998), "Report on Croatia," Document #A/53/38, Para. 109.
10. See Mark Genuis, The Myth of Quality Day Care (Calgary, Alberta: National Foundation for Family Research and Education, 2000).
11. CEDAW Committee, 21st Sess. (1999), "Report on Georgia," Para. 30.
12. CRC Committee, 8th Sess., Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of the Child: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
CRC/C/15/Add.34, February 15, 1995.
13. Report of the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women, 18th Sess., to the General Assembly of the United Nations, 53rd
Sess. (1998), "Report on Indonesia," Document #A/53/38, Para. 10.
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…LEADING TO THIS INEVITABLE DIAGNOSIS!

“… Like cars, computers, knives and needles, physical punishment may be misused, but not all
use is misuse. While there may be a place for public education to discourage the improper use of
physical sanctions and encouraging their proper use, there is no basis for stigmatising it and
rejecting its use wholesale. Indeed, in many situations it is arguably a more kind and merciful
response than other approaches which may be more drawn-out or risk causing emotional
damage. We fully endorse a statement issued by the Children and Young People's Unit:

"The Government is absolutely opposed to violence and abuse against children.

The law only allows what is reasonable in terms of the physical punishment of
children—it does not permit child abuse. We recognise that parenting can be
difficult, but we must avoid heavy-handed intrusion into family life. The
Convention refers to the protection of children from physical violence and
maltreatment. The Government is satisfied that UK law is in line with these
provisions.

"We believe our policy reflects common sense views of the vast majority of people.
It is not only wrong but dangerous to link smacking and child abuse deaths. It
diverts attention from those children most at risk."

By putting this issue high on its agenda, the children's rights lobby is misrepresenting the
concerns of children. As Mr Denham commented in his evidence before the Joint Human Rights
Committee in November 2002, children are far more concerned about other issues such as their
experience of being victims of crime in the streets. Certainly children do not enjoy being
corrected, whether physically or otherwise, but where physical correction is used in response to
the child's misbehaviour in a moderate, careful and consistent manner, it is accepted as a
consequence of wrongdoing, does not cause resentment and, indeed, is often preferable to the
child than more protracted disciplinary strategies.”

Joint Committee On Human Rights: Appendices to the Minutes of Evidence

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200203/jtselect/jtrights/96/96a05.htm

FINAL THOUGHTS

WE THEREFORE CONCLUDE THAT CORPORAL PUNISHMENT IS BENEFICIAL IN SCHOOLS WHEN

APPLIED WITHIN THE PARAMETERS OF EXISTING MINISTRY OF EDUCATION GUIDELINES. WE
CONCLUDE FURTHER THAT IT SHOULD BE LEFT TO PARENTS TO DETERMINE DISCIPLINARY
MEASURES IN THE HOME. WE CALL ON THE GOVERNMENT AND PARLIAMENTARIANS TO LEGISLATE
OR DEFER ACCORDINGLY.