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SUVA, FIJI, March 22, 2002: Fiji’s High Court has banned corporal punishment, saying it’s a breach of their constitution. In a landmark ruling, judge Jayant Prekash said the provisions of corporal punishment in the criminal procedure code and in the Ministry of Education guidelines contravene the constitution. The ruling follows a submission from the Human Rights Commission challenging the handing out of corporal punishment.

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