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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 7896

5 February 2001
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THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) eu/nigeria
EU condemns corporal punishment of a child

Brussels, 05/02/2001 (Agence Europe) - The Swedish Presidency has made the following declaration on behalf of the EU: "The EU condemns the flogging of an underage girl in Zamfara State, Nigeria, on January 19, sentenced under Zamfara State legislation. It is a violation of international human rights, in particular the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child to which Nigeria is a signatory. It also contravenes Article 5 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Article 7...

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