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Articles 23 and 51 (Constitution)
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence
Trafficking;
Violence against women and girls
Year
2006
Brief Description
Article 23 of the Constitution - Prohibition of trafficking in human beings and forced labour.
(1) Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law;
(2) Nothing in this article shall prevent the State from imposing compulsory service for public purposes, and in imposing such service the State shall not make any discrimination on grounds only of religion, race, caste or class or any of them.
Article 51 A (e) - Fundamental Duties
It shall be the duty of every citizen in India [...] to renounce practices derogatory to the dignity of women.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of India to the questionnaire on violence against women 2010; CEDAW/C/IND/2-3 para. 136.
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