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Law No 59/2008 (Criminalize Marital Rape)
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence;
Sexual harassment;
Sexual violence;
Trafficking
Year
2008
Brief Description
This Law introduces a range of new provisions with regard to gender-based violence. It criminalizes marital rape, stating that "it is forbidden to make sex with one's spouse without their consent."
Source of Information
UNHCR RefWorld database
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