Global Database on Violence against Women
| Country | Equatorial Guinea |
| Year | 2012 |
| Type of Measure | Violence against women > Constitutional provision |
| Form of Violence | Violence against women and girls |
Brief Description
Article 23 of the Fundamental Law of Equitorial Guinea adopted in 1982, and amended in 2012, includes the following provisions: The State protects the person from his conception and protects [ampara] the minor so that he may develop normally and in security for his moral, mental, and physical integrity, as well as [in] his life in the home.
Source of Information
Fundamental Law of Equatorial Guinea 1982 (amended in 2012), UN Women Constitutional Database
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