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Protection Against Domestic Violence Act
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
2015
Brief Description

The Protection Against Domestic Violence Act 2015 is a comprehensive legislation that offers protection and relief for women victims of gender-based violence. The Act has expanded the loci standi (locus standi) for gender-based violence cases and outlines the process for obtaining protection orders.

Source of Information

Kenya's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.16

For more information: Protection Against Domestic Violence Act 2015

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