corporal punishment
Apia, SAMOA — Samoa's Minister of Police and Prisons says he wants to bring back corporal punishment for rapists.
Tialavea Tionisio Hunt told the Samoa Observer newspaper he was sickened by incidents of rape and sexual abuse against women and children.
He said corporal punishment would serve as a...
Apia, SAMOA — Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi has downplayed concerns that the use of “reasonable force” in schools is a step backward for Samoa.
During his weekly program with the media, the Prime Minister said the amendments introduced in the last Parliament session to allow the use...

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