GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMENCOUNTRY-PROFILEUGANDAMEASURESARTICLE 24 OF THE CONSTITUTION
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Article 24 of the Constitution
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2005
Brief Description

Article 24 of the Constitution adopted in 1995, and amended in 2005, includes the following provisions : No person shall be subjected to any form of torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

Source of Information

Constitution of the Republic of Uganda 1995 (amended in 2005), UN Women Constitutional Database

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