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Sources: End Corporal Punishment, Mar 2025 · Court rulings, 2024-26 · Statutes and UN filings, 2013-26 · How we rate it
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No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
The 1853 Constitution abolished whipping forever, in article 18.
Source: Argentina Constitution 1853
Why we rate it this way
Art. 18 abolishes los azotes; ECP Mar 2025 YES.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
Abolished by a 1978 Act.
Source: ECP report, Aug 2024
Why we rate it this way
Abolition of Judicial Corporal Punishment Act 1978 as quoted by ECP Aug 2024.
Whipping came off the statute book here in 1972.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
Criminal Code amended 1972; ECP Mar 2025 YES. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
The High Court ruled it unconstitutional in 2002.
Source: Naushad Ali v State, 2002
Why we rate it this way
Lautoka High Court 2002; Crimes and Sentencing Decrees 2009 have no such sentence (ECP Mar 2025).
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026. 8 Nov 2026: Criminal Offences Act 2025 (assent copy, moj.gov.gm) s.32 lists no corporal punishment and s.344 repeals the old Criminal Code; children: Children's Act 2005 s.220(9).
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
The Constitution forbids cruel punishment absolutely, in article 36.
Source: Japan Constitution art. 36
Why we rate it this way
Art. 36; ECP Mar 2025 YES.
The Constitution bans it; the Children Act 2022 repeats it.
Source: ECP report, Jan 2025
Why we rate it this way
Constitution 2010; Children Act 2022 art. 25(3) (ECP Jan 2025).
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
Not a permitted sentence under the 2005 Criminal Code.
Source: ECP report, Dec 2022
Why we rate it this way
ECP Dec 2022: not permitted under Criminal Code 2005; child ban Child Justice Act 2018 s.50(1).
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
A 2005 Act repealed every court whipping law.
Source: Act No. 23 of 2005
Why we rate it this way
Corporal Punishment (Repeal) Act No. 23 of 2005 (ECP Mar 2024).
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
Repealed its 1909 Whipping Act in 2014.
Source: Repeal law 2014; ECP 2024
Why we rate it this way
Law Repealing the Whipping Act 2014; ECP Dec 2024 YES, CrPC s.392 text still to be formally repealed. No martial-law rule adding it found.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
The Constitution bans it in any judicial proceedings.
Source: Constitution art. 19; ECP
Why we rate it this way
Art. 19; Penal Code provisions repealed 2009 (ECP Jan 2025).
The Constitution bans whipping by name, in article 22.
Source: Mexico Constitution art. 22
Why we rate it this way
Art. 22 (SCJN text) prohibits azotes and palos; ECP Mar 2025 YES. Customary use in indigenous communities not tested; no authorising ruling found.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
The Crimes Act 2016 has no such sentence.
Source: ECP report, Dec 2021
Why we rate it this way
ECP Dec 2021: unlawful, no provision in Crimes Act 2016. Table [YES] kept red: no statute or religious-law route. Brief expected a possible green; none found.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
The Constitution bans cruel punishment; flogging is no sentence.
Source: PH Constitution art. III s19
Why we rate it this way
Art. III s.19; ECP Mar 2025 YES. Bangsamoro hunted: Shari'a courts have no flogging power found (Nov 2026).
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
Its Corporal Punishment Act was repealed in 2007.
Source: ECP report, May 2023
Why we rate it this way
Child Rights Act 2007 repealed the 1960 Act; Local Courts Act 2011 has no provision (ECP May 2023).
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
No court here can sentence anyone to a whipping.
Source: ECP table, Mar 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Global progress table (last updated Mar 2025) lists it as prohibited as a sentence for crime; that column covers under-18s, adult sentencing tested only where the brief named a risk. No reinstatement found Nov 2026.
The High Court struck it down in 1999.
Source: Banda v The People, 1999
Why we rate it this way
High Court ruling found the sentence unconstitutional under art. 15 (ECP); ECP Mar 2025 YES.
The top court struck down whipping of boys in 2019.
Source: S v Chokuramba, CCZ 10/19
Why we rate it this way
Constitutional Court 3 Apr 2019 under art. 53 struck CPEA s.353; adult whipping fell in S v Ncube 1987. Some text unrepealed (ECP Jan 2025).
Courts in Britain lost the power to order whipping in 1948.
Source: Criminal Justice Act 1948
Why we rate it this way
Criminal Justice Act 1948 s.2; prison use ended by 1967; the 1948 Act did not reach Northern Ireland, which ended it later. ECP Mar 2025 YES.
Delaware, the last state, dropped whipping from its law in 1972.
Source: Delaware archives; 2020 news
Why we rate it this way
Delaware removed it in the 1972 Criminal Code revision, last used 1952 (Delaware Public Archives; state release 30 Jun 2020). ECP Mar 2025 YES. No state or federal sentence found.
The top court struck down whipping in 1995; an Act ended it in 1997.
Source: S v Williams, CC 1995
Why we rate it this way
Constitutional Court CCT 20/94 (juvenile whipping), Abolition of Corporal Punishment Act 1997. ECP Mar 2025 YES.
Courts struck down caning in the Kyamanywa case; sealed in 2016.
Source: Kyamanywa case; Children Act 2016
Why we rate it this way
Supreme Court Crim. Appeal 16 of 1999 (Kyamanywa) referred the question; the Constitutional Court struck corporal punishment under art. 24 (ULII, Dec 2001); Children (Amendment) Act 2016 s.94(9). ECP Mar 2025 YES. Recheck 8 Nov 2026.
Slavery-era flogging laws were abolished only in 2013.
Source: Flogging Abolition Act 2013
Why we rate it this way
Law Reform (Flogging and Whipping) (Abolition) Act 2013 s.2; Court of Appeal in Samuda 1998. Parliament text fetched.
Men could be flogged here until a judge ended it in October 2024.
Source: Grenada High Court, Oct 2024
Why we rate it this way
Glasgow J, GDAHCV2021/0386, delivered 17 Oct 2024 (Doughty Street 28 Oct 2024): declared flogging under Criminal Code ss.70, 75, 78, 79, 95, 212, 276 and Praedial Larceny Act s.16 unconstitutional; ECP Dec 2024 records it. Under-18s barred since 2016. No appeal found.
Everywhere not listed here, court whipping is allowed.
Restricted in 27 countries
Flogging left the federal code in 2020; religious courts may differ.
Source: Decree-Law 15 of 2020
Why we rate it this way
Federal Decree-Law 15/2020 dropped hadd penalties; Penal Code 2021 art. 1 keeps qisas/diya only. Sharia Courts Act 1996 still says Shari'a punishments apply; ECP Feb 2024 reads lawful; US State Dept 2021 reports flogging in Sharia courts. No 2024-26 case found: amber.
Banned for under-18s in 2015; old flogging Acts are not yet repealed.
Source: ECP report, Jan 2025
Why we rate it this way
Child Justice Act 2015 art. 72. Corporal Punishment Act 1949 and four other Acts still to be repealed (ECP Jan 2025). AG said in 2011 no such order in a long time. Adult sentencing unclear: amber.
Court of Appeal ended adult flogging in 1992; the old Act stands.
Source: Nat. Commission 2004; ECP
Why we rate it this way
Corporal Punishment Act 1899 still listed in 2023 (ECP UPR briefing). Adult floggings ended 1992 after the Court of Appeal (Commission on Law and Order 2004; Hobbs and Mitchell). Child Justice Act 2024 s.62(3) bans it for children, commencement unconfirmed (ECP Dec 2024). Text stands, unused: amber.
State courts cannot, but a 1997 ruling let indigenous courts use it.
Source: Const. Court T-523/97
Why we rate it this way
ECP table Mar 2025 YES for state courts, but Corte Constitucional T-523/97 held the Paez fuete (lashes to the lower leg) is neither torture nor degrading within indigenous jurisdiction. Customary only: amber. ECP does not list this.
State courts cannot; indigenous justice has used whipping.
Source: ECP report, Feb 2024
Why we rate it this way
ECP Feb 2024: unlawful under Constitution 2008; table SOME, lawful in indigenous communities. Media cases from 2003-10; no ban enacted. Customary only: amber.
Dropped from the 2015 Penal Code; unclear if that Code is in force.
Source: Penal Code 2015 art. 62
Why we rate it this way
ECP table NO citing Transitional Penal Code 1957 art. 172 (young offenders). Penal Code 2015 art. 62 lists no such sentence (ECP UPR briefing 2019), but a UN document says the 2015 codes were not yet in force. Amber.
Only Aceh province: four people got 100 lashes each in August 2026.
Source: Qanun Jinayat; AFP Aug 2026
Why we rate it this way
National law: unlawful as inhuman punishment (ECP Nov 2024). Aceh Qanun Jinayat 2014 keeps public caning; Banda Aceh cases Jan, Apr, Jul and Aug 2026 reported. Regional only: amber.
State courts cannot; some traditional councils may still order it.
Source: ECP report, Aug 2024
Why we rate it this way
ECP Aug 2024: not a sentence under the BNS 2023 or juvenile law; table SOME, because it appears lawful in traditional justice (absence of prohibition). Whipping Act repealed 1955. Customary only: amber. Weakest amber.
No statute allows it; customary justice may still use it.
Source: ECP report, Jun 2022
Why we rate it this way
ECP Jun 2022: table SOME. Magistrates' Courts s.26 repealed by Juvenile Justice Act 2015; customary law can set penalties under the Laws of Kiribati Act 1989. Customary only: amber.
Not in the penal code, but no law explicitly bans it.
Source: ECP report, Nov 2024
Why we rate it this way
ECP table [YES] unconfirmed; no provision in Penal Code 1982; Sharia and customary routes unconfirmed. Amber, same rule as School Paddling.
Not a sentence for under-18s since 2013; old whipping laws remain.
Source: ECP report, Dec 2022
Why we rate it this way
Child Justice Act 2013; table [YES], legislation still to be repealed (Corporal Punishment Act 1967, Offences Against the Person Act 1861). No adult sentence found. Amber.
Not in the penal code, but no law explicitly bans it.
Source: ECP report, Nov 2024
Why we rate it this way
ECP table [YES] unconfirmed; no provision in Criminal Code 1960; Islamic penalties appear not enacted (unconfirmed). Amber.
Banned for under-18s in 2011; the 1981 whipping Act was not repealed.
Source: ECP report, Aug 2022
Why we rate it this way
Children's Protection and Welfare Act 2011 art. 161(2); Criminal Procedure and Evidence Act 1981 still provides judicial whipping (ECP Aug 2022). Adult use not confirmed: amber.
Not in the penal code, but no law explicitly bans it.
Source: ECP report, Feb 2023
Why we rate it this way
ECP table [YES] unconfirmed; not a sanction under the 1999 procedure code; Sharia route unconfirmed. Amber.
A 1996 Act ended whipping, except for a few fixed religious offences.
Source: Whipping Act 1996; ECP 2024
Why we rate it this way
Abolition of the Punishment of Whipping Act 1996 prohibits whipping under any law except hadd offences; 1979 ordinances keep whipping (ECP Feb 2024). Islamabad Capital Territory bans it outright (Act XLIX of 2021). Amber.
Not in the penal codes, yet no law explicitly bans it.
Source: ECP report, Jan 2021
Why we rate it this way
ECP Jan 2021: appears unlawful, no explicit prohibition; table [SOME] unconfirmed. Amber.
Lashes stay in the code, but only for some defendants.
Source: Penal Code art. 1; ECP 2024
Why we rate it this way
ECP Apr 2024: Criminal Code art. 1 applies Sharia flogging only where suspect or victim is Muslim; ordinary code has no such penalty. CAT 2018 confirms text stands; State says not imposed for some time. Group-limited = amber per definition.
A 2020 order ended flogging as a judge's option; fixed penalties stay.
Source: Supreme Court, Apr 2020
Why we rate it this way
Supreme Court general decision (Apr 2020) + Justice Minister circular (May 2020) replaced ta'zir flogging with jail or fines. No codified penal code; hadd offences were not covered. Shura rejected removing flogging from the drug law (Gulf News, Jan 2024). ECP Aug 2024 still reads lawful; State told UPR 2024 it was abolished. Sources disagree: amber.
No statute allows it; village justice has still used whipping.
Source: ECP report, Jan 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Jan 2025: no provision in Penal Code or procedure; table notes use in traditional justice (2014 media case of a boy whipped). Customary only: amber.
A 2020 law cut flogging from most crimes; the adultery penalty stands.
Source: Misc. Amendments Act 2020
Why we rate it this way
Miscellaneous Amendments Law 2020 removed flogging from arts. 25, 68, 69, 80, 81, 125, 148(2), 151, 155, 156, 174 and s.47(b) (ECP Jan 2025: unlawful). Art. 146 (100 lashes) was not amended (SCLO analysis, 2020). No wartime change found. Sources disagree: amber.
Not in the penal code, but courts can still apply religious law.
Source: ECP report, Jan 2025
Why we rate it this way
ECP Jan 2025: Penal Code has no provision; lawful under Islamic law except possibly Somaliland (2001 Constitution art. 24). Regional: amber, not the green the brief expected.
Appears unlawful, but no law explicitly bans it.
Source: ECP report, Nov 2024
Why we rate it this way
ECP table [YES]; Nov 2024 report has not examined the Penal Code. Amber.
Banned for under-18s in 2012; adult law stands, courts do not use it.
Source: State to UPR, 2016
Why we rate it this way
Children's Protection and Welfare Act 2012 art. 161(2). State told UPR 2016 (A/HRC/33/14/Add.1) legislation still provides for it but courts do not impose it. Amber, not the green the brief expected.
Island courts could cane boys; a 2017 law says that ended.
Source: ECP report, Dec 2024
Why we rate it this way
ECP Dec 2024: table SOME; Island Courts Act 1965 s.8(8) let parents be ordered to cane boys. State says Act 5 of 2017 abolished it, ECP cannot confirm. Island Courts (Repeal) Act 2021 reported, text not reachable. No adult provision. Amber.
Banned for under-18s in 2019; the old whipping law is part-repealed.
Source: ECP report, Jan 2025
Why we rate it this way
Child Justice Act 2019 s.65(1), s.76(2) repeals the Corporal Punishment of Juveniles Act only for children. Older Criminal Code text covered a male of any age (Searchlight 2010). Adult position not confirmed: amber.
No statute allows it; customary justice may still use it.
Source: ECP report, Nov 2024
Why we rate it this way
ECP Nov 2024: unlawful under statute; table SOME; reported in rural customary justice; Larceny Act 1916 whipping possibly in force. Customary only: amber.
Whipping cut from the procedure code in 2025; the 1909 Act lingers.
Source: CrPC Amendment Act 2026
Why we rate it this way
Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act 2026 (Act XI of 2026, assented 10 Apr 2026, replacing the 2025 Ordinance): deletes 'whipping' from magistrates' powers (s.32), omits the execution-of-whipping chapter (ss.390-395) and s.396's 'or whipping'. The Whipping Act 1909 is not repealed by name, so the old text lingers with no execution machinery (gazette text read 8 Nov 2026; Daily Star analysis of the 2025 amendments).
Allowed in 17 countries
Its top court reported 1,110 people flogged in public in 2025, up from 567 in 2024.
Source: UN experts, 5 Mar 2026; ECP report, Nov 2024
Dropped flogging in 1984, brought it back in 1991. Men and boys only; repeal promised in 2008, not done.
Source: Criminal Law (Measures) Act 1991; ECP report, Feb 2024
Courts, including customary courts, can order caning of men and boys. Even travelling by train without a ticket is on the list.
Source: Penal Code 1964 art. 28; ECP report, Jan 2025
Whipping is in ordinary criminal law and in the 2013 Syariah Penal Code, for men and women.
Source: Syariah Penal Code 2013; ECP report, Oct 2021
The High Court can order up to 24 strokes for rape. The Corporal Punishment Act dates from 1987.
Source: Corporal Punishment Act 1987; ECP report, Mar 2024
The Whipping and Flogging Act allows up to 24 strokes for adults. Banned only for under-18s, in 2018.
Source: Whipping and Flogging Act, Cap. 11:03; Advocates for Human Rights, Feb 2024
Courts can order lashes for offences such as adultery, alcohol and insults, for men and women.
Source: Islamic Penal Code 2013; ECP report, Apr 2021
A woman got 100 lashes in Sabha in July 2026 under a 1973 law.
Source: Law 70 of 1973; Libyan press, Jul 2026
The top court upheld whipping 2-1 on 22 Apr 2026. Up to 24 strokes for men; state religious courts can also order it.
Source: Federal Court of Malaysia, 22 Apr 2026; ECP report, Aug 2024
The 2014 Penal Code keeps lashes, defined as a symbolic strike with a short rope, for sex outside marriage and alcohol.
Source: Penal Code 2014 art. 411; ECP report, Mar 2020
The 1983 Criminal Code keeps flogging, though it has not been carried out since 1987.
Source: Criminal Code 1983; HRW World Report 2021; ECP report, Dec 2021
Federal law lets courts cane men for offences such as rape, and northern state codes add lashes. Under-18s are protected only in some states.
Source: Criminal Code Act; ECP report, Aug 2024
Caning is mandatory for some crimes and, since 30 Dec 2025, for scammers: at least 6 strokes. Men under 50 only.
Source: Criminal Law (Misc. Amendments) Act 2025; ECP report, Jan 2025
Mainland courts can order up to 24 strokes for men, 12 for boys. The African Court told it to repeal this in 2023. Zanzibar banned it in 2004.
Source: Corporal Punishment Ordinance 1930; ECP report, Jan 2025
Up to 26 strokes for older males. A 2010 appeal court ruling questioned it but did not strike it down.
Source: Criminal Offences Act 1926; ECP report, Feb 2024
The High Court can still order flogging of men over 18, though the state says it is now uncommon.
Source: Corporal Punishment (Offenders over Eighteen) Act; UN report, 10 Nov 2021
Flogging is a listed penalty in the 1994 Criminal Code. It must be done with a soft strap and a doctor present.
Source: Criminal Code 1994 art. 38; ECP report, Nov 2024
All 192 countries: is court whipping banned?
AfghanistanAllowed
AlbaniaBanned
AlgeriaBanned
AndorraBanned
AngolaBanned
Antigua & BarbudaRestricted
ArgentinaBanned
ArmeniaBanned
AustraliaBanned
AustriaBanned
AzerbaijanBanned
BahamasAllowed
BahrainBanned
BangladeshRestricted
BarbadosRestricted
BelarusBanned
BelgiumBanned
BelizeBanned
BeninBanned
BhutanBanned
BoliviaBanned
Bosnia & HerzegovinaBanned
BotswanaAllowed
BrazilBanned
BruneiAllowed
BulgariaBanned
Burkina FasoBanned
BurundiBanned
CambodiaBanned
CameroonBanned
CanadaBanned
Cape VerdeBanned
Central African RepublicBanned
ChadBanned
ChileBanned
ChinaBanned
ColombiaRestricted
ComorosRestricted
Congo - BrazzavilleBanned
Congo - KinshasaBanned
Costa RicaBanned
CroatiaBanned
CubaBanned
CyprusBanned
CzechiaBanned
Côte d’IvoireBanned
DenmarkBanned
DjiboutiBanned
DominicaAllowed
Dominican RepublicBanned
EcuadorRestricted
EgyptBanned
El SalvadorBanned
Equatorial GuineaBanned
EritreaRestricted
EstoniaBanned
EswatiniRestricted
EthiopiaBanned
FijiBanned
FinlandBanned
FranceBanned
GabonBanned
GambiaBanned
GeorgiaBanned
GermanyBanned
GhanaBanned
GreeceBanned
GrenadaBanned
GuatemalaBanned
GuineaBanned
Guinea-BissauBanned
GuyanaAllowed
HaitiBanned
HondurasBanned
HungaryBanned
IcelandBanned
IndiaRestricted
IndonesiaRestricted
IranAllowed
IraqBanned
IrelandBanned
IsraelBanned
ItalyBanned
JamaicaBanned
JapanBanned
JordanBanned
KazakhstanBanned
KenyaBanned
KiribatiRestricted
KuwaitRestricted
KyrgyzstanBanned
LaosBanned
LatviaBanned
LebanonBanned
LesothoRestricted
LiberiaBanned
LibyaAllowed
LiechtensteinBanned
LithuaniaBanned
LuxembourgBanned
MadagascarBanned
MalawiBanned
MalaysiaAllowed
MaldivesAllowed
MaliBanned
MaltaBanned
Marshall IslandsBanned
MauritaniaAllowed
MauritiusBanned
MexicoBanned
MicronesiaBanned
MoldovaBanned
MonacoBanned
MongoliaBanned
MontenegroBanned
MoroccoBanned
MozambiqueBanned
Myanmar (Burma)Banned
NamibiaBanned
NauruBanned
NepalBanned
NetherlandsBanned
New ZealandBanned
NicaraguaBanned
NigerBanned
NigeriaAllowed
North MacedoniaBanned
NorwayBanned
OmanRestricted
PakistanRestricted
PalauBanned
Palestinian TerritoriesRestricted
PanamaBanned
Papua New GuineaBanned
ParaguayBanned
PeruBanned
PhilippinesBanned
PolandBanned
PortugalBanned
QatarRestricted
RomaniaBanned
RussiaBanned
RwandaBanned
SamoaBanned
San MarinoBanned
Saudi ArabiaRestricted
SenegalBanned
SerbiaBanned
SeychellesBanned
Sierra LeoneBanned
SingaporeAllowed
SlovakiaBanned
SloveniaBanned
Solomon IslandsRestricted
SomaliaRestricted
South AfricaBanned
South KoreaBanned
South SudanBanned
SpainBanned
Sri LankaBanned
St. Kitts & NevisRestricted
St. LuciaBanned
St. Vincent & GrenadinesRestricted
SudanRestricted
SurinameBanned
SwedenBanned
SwitzerlandBanned
SyriaBanned
São Tomé & PríncipeRestricted
TajikistanBanned
TanzaniaAllowed
ThailandBanned
Timor-LesteBanned
TogoBanned
TongaAllowed
Trinidad & TobagoAllowed
TunisiaBanned
TuvaluRestricted
TürkiyeBanned
UgandaBanned
UkraineBanned
United Arab EmiratesRestricted
United KingdomBanned
United StatesBanned
UruguayBanned
UzbekistanBanned
VanuatuRestricted
VenezuelaBanned
VietnamBanned
YemenAllowed
ZambiaBanned
ZimbabweBanned
Sources
Red means no court in the country can sentence anyone to caning, whipping, flogging or lashes. Amber means only in part: one region, some groups, customary justice, or old laws still on the books but not used. Green means the law still lets a court order it.
- End Corporal Punishment, Mar 2025: Global progress table, sentence-for-crime column (170 states prohibit, 29 do not), plus country reports dated 2020-2025
- Court rulings, 2024-26: Federal Court of Malaysia 22 Apr 2026 (whipping upheld 2-1); Grenada High Court 17 Oct 2024 (flogging unconstitutional)
- Statutes and UN filings, 2013-26: Singapore Criminal Law (Misc. Amendments) Act 2025; Jamaica Flogging Abolition Act 2013; Trinidad and Tobago report to UN Human Rights Committee, 10 Nov 2021; UN experts on Afghanistan, 5 Mar 2026
Each country in the lists names the source for its rule; countries not listed had no qualifying national law in these sources. Laws as of Nov 8, 2026. We map the law on the books, not how well it is enforced.
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