PAPUA NEW GUINEA | OCEANIA
Section 253 of the Constitution
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2014
Brief Description
Section 253 of the Constitution adopted in 1975, and amended in 2014, includes the following provisions:Slavery, and the slave trade in all their forms, and all similar institutions and practices, are strictly prohibited.
Source of Information
Constitution of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea 1975 (amended in 2014), UN Women Constitutional Database
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