Article 17 of the Constitution

Country	Colombia
Year	2013
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

Article 17 of the Constitution adopted in 1991, and amended in 2013, includes the following provisions: Slavery, servitude, and the slave trade in all forms are prohibited.

Source of Information

Political Constitution of Colombia 1991 (amended in 2013), UN Women Constitutional Database

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