GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEAFGHANISTANMEASURESANTI-HARASSMENT LAW TO PROTECT WOMEN AND CHILDREN
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Anti-Harassment Law to Protect Women and Children
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2017
Brief Description
The Anti-Harassment law to Protect Women and Children 2017 protects women against all forms of violence in all government entities. All ministries have already established an anti-harassment committee for prevention of the offenses against women in public places, based on this law.
Source of Information

Afghanistan's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.22 and p.56

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