Article 23 of the Constitution

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

Brief Description

Article 23 of the Constitution amended in 2014 includes the following provisions: Traffic in human beings and begar and other similar forms of forced labour are prohibited and any contravention of this provision shall be an offence punishable in accordance with law.

Source of Information

Constitution of India (amended in 2014), UN Women Constitutional Database

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