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Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW) Law, 2009 (Presidential Decree No. 91 of 20 July 2009).

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Afghanistan
Equality of opportunity and treatment; Criminal and penal law
2009-07-20
National
Law, Act

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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.

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