Global Database on Violence against Women
Section 121 of the Criminal Code (Punitive Actions for Rape)
Gambia | 2014
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
The Gambia National Plan of Action on Gender Based Violence 2013-2017
Gambia | 2013 | 2017
Type of Measure : Policies > National action plan specific to violence against women
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
The Sexual Offenses Act Criminalizing Sexual Violence
Gambia | 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Sexual violence
The Domestic Violence Act (Protecting Survivors of Domestic Violence)
| 2013
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Domestic violence/Intimate partner violence
Demographic and Health Survey 2013
| 2013
Type of Measure : Research and statistical data > Violence against women module in survey
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
The Womens Act Protecting Women from Violence
| 2010
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Training Health Professionals to Provide Care to Survivors of Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting
| 2010
Type of Measure : Education > Formal education, Health > Training
Form of Violence : Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C)
The Children's Act (Protecting Children from Abuse)
Gambia | 2005
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence : Violence against women and girls
Section 27 of the Constitution (The Right to Marry)
Gambia | 2004
Type of Measure : Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence : Child, early and forced marriage
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