Anti-Harassment Law to Protect Women and Children

Country	Afghanistan
Year	2017
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

The Anti-Harassment law to Protect Women and Children 2017 protects women against all forms of violence in all government entities. All ministries have already established an anti-harassment committee for prevention of the offenses against women in public places, based on this law.

Source of Information

Afghanistan's submission for National Review for Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action, Beijing+25, 2019, p.22 and p.56