GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEAFGHANISTANMEASURESLEGAL ADVICE PROVIDED BY WOMEN'S RIGHTS UNIT OF THE AFGHANISTAN INDEPENDENT HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
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Legal Advice Provided by Women's Rights Unit of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Type of Measure
Services > Health > Protocols and guidelines
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2007
Brief Description

In 2007, the Women's Right Unit of the Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission provided legal advice to a total of 651 women in family disputes involving violence against women, and mediated a total of 127 cases with the indication of resolution or improvement in the situation.

Source of Information
Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission Annual Report (1 January to 31 December 2007)
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