PAKISTAN | ASIA
Article 11 of the Constitution
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence
Trafficking;
Violence against women and girls
Year
2015
Brief Description
Article 11 of the Constitution adopted in 1973, and amended in 2015, includes the following provisions:
(1) Slavery is non-existent and forbidden and no law shall permit or facilitate its introduction into Pakistan in any form.
(2) All forms of forced labour and traffic in human beings are prohibited.
Source of Information
Constitution of The Islamic Republic of Pakistan 1973 (amended in 2015), UN Women Constitutional Database
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