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Section 19 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 19 of the Constitution adopted in 2013 includes the following provisions on violence against women:

(2) The State must adopt reasonable policies and measures, within the limits of the resources available to it, to ensure that children—
…
(c) are protected from maltreatment, neglect or any form of abuse;
…
(3) The State must take appropriate legislative and other measures—
(a) to protect children from exploitative labour practices; and
(b) to ensure that children are not required or permitted to perform work or provide services that—
(i) are inappropriate for the children's age; or
(ii) place at risk the children's well-being, education, physical or mental health or spiritual, moral or social development.

Source of Information

Constitution of Zimbabwe 2013, UN Women Constitutional Database

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