GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEAFGHANISTANMEASURESESTABLISHMENT OF THE HIGH COMMISSION ON THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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Establishment of the High Commission on the Elimination of Violence against Women
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2005
Brief Description

Article 15 of the Law on Elimination of Violence against Women urged for the establishment of The High Commission on the Elimination of Violence against Women, which is composed of 12 representatives from different organizations and was established under Presidential Decree Number 1039. After the establishment of the High Commission, Article 16 of the Law on Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) advised the Commission to regulate women protection centers with the purpose of ensuring that female victims of violence and women who are exposed to violence are provided with the following:
1. Access to safe shelters;
2. Physical and psychological support;
3. Access to justice; and
4. Promotion of self-sufficiency.

Source of Information
Government of Afghanistan, National Review on Beijing+20, 2014 page 6 (Section 1.3 and Section 1.6)


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