Protection Against Domestic Violence Act

Country	Kenya
Year	2015
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence

Brief Description

The Protection Against Domestic Violence Act 2015 is a comprehensive legislation that offers protection and relief for women victims of gender-based violence. The Act has expanded the loci standi (locus standi) for gender-based violence cases and outlines the process for obtaining protection orders.

Source of Information

Kenya's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.16

For more information: Protection Against Domestic Violence Act 2015