Proposal seeks to ban all physical and psychological punishment of minors under Law 136-03

In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, the National Council for Children and Adolescents (CONANI) is moving forward with a transformative overhaul of Law 136-03, the cornerstone legislation that governs the country’s minor rights protection system. The centerpiece of the proposed reform is a sweeping, explicit ban on all forms of harm against children and adolescents, including physical discipline, psychological abuse, moral mistreatment, and sexual violence perpetrated against minors.