GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEBURUNDIMEASURESLAW NO. 1/27 OF DECEMBER 29, 2017 REVISING THE PENAL CODE
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Law No. 1/27 of December 29, 2017 Revising the Penal Code
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2017
Brief Description
Law No. 1/27 of December 29, 2017 revising the Penal Code severely punishes offenses of sexual and gender-based violence and has increased the penalties provided for by the previous Penal Code, in articles 222, 224, 559, 560, 577 and 578 of the Penal Code.
Source of Information

Burundi's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.31.

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