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Domestic Violence Act
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Year
2009
Brief Description

The Domestic Violence Act was passed in 2009. It criminalizes the different forms of domestic violence and makes provisions for appropriate penalties and civil remedies.

Source of Information
CEDAW/C/UGA/7 para. 168.
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