Law No. 779: Comprehensive Law against Violence against Women

Country	Nicaragua
Year	2014
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

The Law 779: Comprehensive Law against Violence against women (Ley integral contra la violencia hacia las mujeres) was established with a preventive, educational, and awareness raising goal to change the reality of violence that Nicaraguan women and families have experienced.

Source of Information

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

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