Country | Sri Lanka |
Year | 2015 |
Type of Measure | Violence against women > Constitutional provision |
Form of Violence | Violence against women and girls |
Article 11 of the Constitution adopted in 1978, and amended in 2015, includes the following provisions: No person shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 1978 (amended in 2015), UN Women Constitutional Database
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