Section 20 of the Constitution

Country Gambia
Year 2004
Type of Measure Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

Section 20 of the Constitution of the Republic of Gambia adopted in 1996, and amended in 2004, includes the following provisions:

(1) No person shall be held in slavery or servitude
(2) No person shall be required to perform forced labour.

Source of Information


Constitution of the Republic of Gambia 1996 (amended in 2004), UN Women Constitutional Database

 

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