Law No. 30838 (Criminal Code)

Country	Peru
Year	2019
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence	Sexual harassment

Brief Description

The Law No. 30838 modifies the Criminal Code and the Criminal Enforcement Code to strengthen the prevention and punishment of crimes against sexual freedom and indemnity. This amendment establishes the imprescriptibility for crimes of trafficking in persons, sexual exploitation, as well as crimes of violation of sexual freedom.

Source of Information

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

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