Country | Gambia |
Year | 2016 |
Type of Measure | Violence against women > Legislation |
Form of Violence | Child, early and forced marriage |
Passed by the National Assembly in July 2016, the amendment to the Children's Act of 2005 is responsible for legally banning child marriage, with offenders being at the risk for getting 20 years imprisonment. Furthermore, the act also criminalises aiding and abetting of child marriage as a punishable offence.