Article 29 of the Provisional Constitution

Country	Somalia
Year	2012
Type of Measure	Violence against women > Constitutional provision
Form of Violence	Violence against women and girls

Brief Description

Article 29 of the Constitution adopted in 2012 includes the following provisions:

(2) Every child has the right to be protected from mistreatment, neglect, abuse, or degradation.
(6) Every child has the right to be protected from armed conflict, and not to be used in armed conflict.
(8) In this Article, the word “child” means a person under 18 years of age.

Source of Information

Provisional Constitution for the Federal Republic of Somalia 2012, UN Women Constitutional Database

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