Law No 59/2008 (Criminalize Marital Rape)

Country	Rwanda
Year	2008
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence	Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Trafficking

Brief Description

This Law introduces a range of new provisions with regard to gender-based violence. It criminalizes marital rape, stating that "it is forbidden to make sex with one's spouse without their consent."

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UNHCR RefWorld database