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Title | Date added | Template | Document type | Original document | Paragraph text | Body | Thematics | Topic(s) | Person(s) affected | Year |
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African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child 1990, para. 2 | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Regional treaty | Child marriage and the betrothal of girls and boys shall be prohibited and effective action, including legislation, shall be taken to specify the minimum age of marriage to be 18 years and make registration of all marriages in an official registry compulsory. | Regional bodies: Organization of African Unity |
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| 1990 | ||
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. b | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Regional treaty | Parties shall take the necessary legislative or other measures to ensure that the following intentional conducts are criminalised:
(b) coercing or procuring a woman to undergo any of the acts listed in point a; c inciting, coercing or procuring a girl to undergo any of the acts listed in point a. | Regional bodies: Council of Europe |
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| 2011 | ||
Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence 2011, para. k | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Regional treaty | Recognising, with grave concern, that women and girls are often exposed to serious forms of violence such as domestic violence, sexual harassment, rape, forced marriage, crimes committed in the name of so-called "honour" and genital mutilation, which constitute a serious violation of the human rights of women and girls and a major obstacle to the achievement of equality between women and men; | Regional bodies: Council of Europe |
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| 2011 | ||
African Youth Charter 2006, para. 1l | Aug 19, 2019 | Paragraph | Regional treaty | 1. States Parties acknowledge the need to eliminate discrimination against girls and young women according to obligations stipulated in various international, regional and national human rights conventions and instruments designed to protect and promote women's rights. In this regard, they shall: l) Enact and enforce legislation that protect girls and young women from all forms of violence, genital mutilation, incest, rape, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, trafficking, prostitution and pornography; | Regional bodies: African Union |
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