GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILEGUATEMALAMEASURESDECREE 11-2022 / DECRETO 11-2022 (LEY “CIBERDELITOS”)
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Decree 11-2022 / Decreto 11-2022 (ley “ciberdelitos”)
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Technology-facilitated violence against women and girls
Year
2022
Brief Description

Decree 11-2022 is a reform to the Penal Code that updates the crimes that can be committed against children and adolescents through technological means. The decree includes blackmail and sexual seduction of children and adolescents as criminal behaviors.

Original language:

El Decreto 11-2022 de Guatemala es una reforma al Código Penal que actualiza los delitos que se pueden cometer contra la niñez y adolescencia a través de medios tecnológicos. El decreto incluye como conductas delictivas el chantaje y la seducción sexual de niños, niñas y adolescentes.

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