GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEAFGHANISTANMEASURESARTICLE 20 OF THE LAW ON ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN (EVAW) (LAWS TO AVERT BURNING OR USING CHEMICAL SUBSTANCES TO INJURE WOMEN)
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Article 20 of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women (EVAW) (Laws to Avert Burning or Using Chemical Substances to Injure Women)
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Other harmful practices
Year
2009
Brief Description

Article 20 of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women states that if a person burns a woman, sprays chemical or other poisonous substances on her body causing injury, makes her eat a poisonous substance, or injects a poisonous substance into her body, the offender shall be sentenced to long term imprisonment not less than 10 years. If the aforementioned crime is committed to spread fear and terror in the society in order to prohibit women from exercising their civil rights or results in the death of the victim, the offender shall be sentenced to continued imprisonment or death penalty.

Source of Information
Government of Afghanistan, National Review on Beijing+20, 2014 page 6 (Section 1.6)


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