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