Country Solomon Islands
Year 2014
Type of Measure Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence Violence against women and girls

Brief Description


Section 7 of the Constitution adopted in 1978, and amended in 2014, includes the following provisions: No person shall be subjected to torture or to inhuman or degrading punishment or other treatment.

Source of Information

The Constitution of Solomon Islands 1978 (amended in 2014), UN Women Constitutional Database

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