#### Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

(18 November 2016, CEDAW/C/BDI/CO/5-6, Concluding observations on fifth/sixth report, paras. 34 and 35) 'The Committee welcomes the measures in place to increase the enrolment and retention of girls in school, including the adoption of a policy on the reintegration of girls into school after pregnancy, the establishment of school meal programmes, and training of school teachers and students on combatting violence against women. However, the Committee is concerned that: … (e) Girls are often victims of sexual and gender based violence on the way to and from school as well as on school premises and that perpetrators of such acts regularly enjoy impunity due to the frequent lack of investigations into these allegations. 'The Committee, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 4, target 4.5 to eliminate gender disparities in education, recommends that the State party: … (e) Raise public awareness about the importance of women's and girls' education and reinforce a zero-tolerance policy with respect to sexual abuse and harassment at school, ensuring that perpetrators are punished appropriately, corporal punishment is abolished in practice, and that victims are ensured access to health-care, psychological services and reparations; and, (f) Establish a robust gender-disaggregated data collection system in the education system, covering special needs education, school net enrolment and retention, and incidents of sexual and gender- based violence in school settings, including their resolution, and enforce the Committee's previous recommen dations (CEDAW/C/BDI/CO/4, para. 32).'

#### African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child

(May 2021, Concluding observations on initial report, para. 24) ' The Committee, during the constructive dialogue with the Delegation of the State Party, learned that there is a Ministerial Decree which bans corporal punishment in schools. However, the Committee is concerned that the Decree is not fully implemented and that corporal punishment persists in schools and at home. The Committee therefore recommends that the State Party sensitizes teachers and parents about the negative impact of corporal punishment on the wellbeing of children and promotes positive disciplining of children through trainings on parenting and classroom management. The Committee also recommends that the State Party sanctions teachers who perpetrate corporal punishment and further ban corporal punishment at home setting '

### Prevalence/attitudinal research in the last ten years

Interviews with children in conflict with the law and with parents and law enforcement officials, carried out by Human Rights Watch in 2006-2007, found that many children had been beaten and suffered other ill treatment while in detention. (Human Rights Watch (2007), Paying the price: Violations of the rights of children in detention in Burundi )

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