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| Name: | Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) Law, 2009 (Presidential Decree No. 91 of 20 July 2009). |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Subject(s): | Criminal and penal law; Equality of opportunity and treatment |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2009-07-20 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | AFG-2009-L-102060 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=102060&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  Ministry of Women's Affairs, Afghanistan PDF of Decree in English (consulted on 2016-06-15) |
| Abstract/Citation: | The Law was passed by Presidential Decree on the 20th of July 2009. It provides protection for women against violence as well as forced marriages, under-age marriages and polygamous relationships. As at 2016, the EVAW Law had not yet been approved in parliament. |