Article 207 of the Constitution

Country	Haiti
Year	2012
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

Article 207 of the Constitution adopted in 1987, and amended in 2012, includes the following provisions: An office known as the OFFICE OF CITIZEN PROTECTION is established to protect all individuals against any form of abuse by the government.

Source of Information

The Constitution of the Republic of Haiti 1987, (amended in 2012), UN Women Constitutional Database.

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