GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEAFGHANISTANMEASURES
Afghanistan
Region: Asia / Population: 40,099M / Female Population: 19,845M
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Start Year End Year Measure Title Type of Measure Form of Violence
2001 Ministry of Women's Affairs Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2003 2004 Documented Cases of Self-Immolation Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Health Violence against women and girls
2004 Article 29 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2004 Article 49 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2004 Article 54 of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2004 End Violence Against Women Commission Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
2004 The Preamble of the Constitution Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision Violence against women and girls
2004 Workshop "How to Help Women Who are Subject to Violence" Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Violence against women and girls
2005 Afghan Government's Action Plan for Peace, Reconciliation and Justice Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2005 Establishment of the High Commission on the Elimination of Violence against Women Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2005 Protocol to Eradicate Child and Forced Marriage Laws > Violence against women > Regulations Child early and forced marriage
2005 Workshop "Elimination of Violence against Women: Preventing Child and Forced Marriage" Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Child early and forced marriage
2007 Event "Don't Destroy the Future of Your Children by Forced Marriages" Prevention > Awareness-raising Campaigns Child early and forced marriage
2007 Forced and Early Marriages Estimates by the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Child early and forced marriage
2007 Legal Advice Provided by Women's Rights Unit of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2007 2017 National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Child early and forced marriage; Sexual violence; Violence against women and girls
2007 2017 National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan (Eliminating Women-directed Violence in Public and Private Spaces) Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
2007 Report of the National Database on Violence against Women Research and statistical data > Other research and statistical data Violence against women and girls
2007 Recorded Cases on Violence against Women Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Health Violence against women and girls
2008 2013 Afghanistan National Development Strategy Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence; Sexual harassment; Trafficking; Violence against women and girls
2009 Article 17 of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) (Prohibition of Sexual Assault) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Sexual violence
2009 Article 18 of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) (Laws Prohibiting Trafficking of Women and Girls) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Trafficking
2009 Article 20 of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) (Laws to Avert Burning or Using Chemical Substances to Injure Women) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Other harmful practices
2009 Article 21 of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Other harmful practices
2009 Article 23 of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) (Laws to Prevent the Physical Abuse of Women) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2009 Article 25 of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) (Laws to Prevent the Practice of Giving Baad) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Other harmful practices
2009 Article 26 of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) (Prohibition of Forced Marriage) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Child early and forced marriage
2009 Article 28 of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women (Prohibition of Underage Marriage) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Child early and forced marriage
2009 Establishment of Prosecution Office for Elimination of Violence Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2009 Law on Elimination of Violence against Women Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Child early and forced marriage; Sexual harassment; Sexual violence
2009 Presidential Decree Number 91 (Codification of Law on Elimination of Violence against Women) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2010 Deputy Office for EVAW Services > Justice > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
2012 Paragraph 32 of Presidential Decree 45 (The Elimination of Violence against Women) Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2015 Demographic and Health Survey 2015 Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey Violence against women and girls
2015 Special EVAW Courts Laws > Violence against women > Regulations Violence against women and girls
2016 2020 National Health Strategy 2016-2020 Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Child early and forced marriage
2016 2020 Strategy and National Action Plan on the Elimination of Violence against Women Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Violence against women and girls
2017 Anti-Harassment Law to Protect Women and Children Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2017 National Action Plan to Eliminate Early and Child Marriage 2017 Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women Child early and forced marriage
2018 New Penal Code 2018 Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Violence against women and girls
2019 Child Protection Law Laws > Violence against women > Legislation Sexual violence
2019 2022 National Action Plan for the Women of Afghanistan 2019-2022 Policies > Inclusion of violence against women in other national plan strategy Violence against women and girls
EVAW Trainings by Attorney General Office Services > Justice > Training Violence against women and girls
Gender-Based Violence Information Management System in Justice Sector Research and statistical data > Administrative data > Health Violence against women and girls
Provincial Commissions on EVAW Institutional mechanisms Violence against women and girls
Regulation on Women Protection Centers Laws > Violence against women > Regulations Violence against women and girls
Specialized EVAW Units Services > Police > Protocols and guidelines Violence against women and girls
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