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Law on Domestic Violence
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
1997
Brief Description

The Law on Domestic Violence was created to prevent, eradicate and punish violence against women, pursuant to Decree 132-97. The Domestic Violence Law has been translated into the Misquito, Garifuna and Tawakana languages.

Source of Information
CEDAW/C/HON/6, para. 40, 69


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