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Section 52 of the Constitution
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2013
Brief Description
Section 52 of the Constitution adopted in 2013 includes the following provisions: Every person has the right to bodily and psychological integrity, which includes the right—
(a) to freedom from all forms of violence from public or private sources;
(b) subject to any other provision of this Constitution, to make decisions concerning reproduction;
(c) not to be subjected to medical or scientific experiments, or to the extraction or use of their bodily tissue, without their informed consent.
Source of Information
Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013, UN Women Constitutional Database
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