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| Name: | Violence Against Persons (Prohibition) Act, 2015. |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Subject(s): | Criminal and penal law |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2015-05-23 |
| Entry into force: | |
| ISN: | NGA-2015-L-104156 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=104156&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Legislation on-line  Domestic Violence and Abuse Resource Centre, Nigeria PDF (consulted on 2017-05-03) |
| Abstract/Citation: | This Act prohibits all forms of violence against persons in private and public life, and provides maximum protection and effective remedies for victims and punishment of offenders. |
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