ZIMBABWE | AFRICA
Sexual Offences Act
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence;
Sexual violence;
Trafficking
Year
2001
Brief Description
The Sexual Offences Act (2001) protects women from sexual abuse and criminalizes marital rape and willful transmission of HIV and AIDS. The Act also prohibits trafficking of persons for purposes of prostitution and imposes stiffer penalties for violations.
Source of Information
Response of the Government of Zimbabwe to the questionnaire on Beijing +15, 2009
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