A long way to go : implementation of the elimination of violence against women law in Afghanistan.

Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Kabul, Afghanistan : UNAMA, OHCHR, 2011.Description: iii, 33 pages : color map ; 28 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • Pamphlet HQ1236.5. A3.
Contents:
Contents: Glossary—Mandate—Methodology—1. Executive summary—2. Context—3. Findings on implementation of the EVAW law—4. Commissions for prevention of violence against women—5. Conclusion—6. Recommendations.
Summary: Summary: “The government of Afghanistan took a big step forward in support of women’s equality and protection of women’s rights when it enacted the law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW law) in August 2009. The landmark legislation criminalizes for the first time in Afghanistan child marriage, forced marriage, forced self-immolation and 19 other acts of violence against women…”—(page 1).
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Cover title.
“November 2011”—cover page.

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents: Glossary—Mandate—Methodology—1. Executive summary—2. Context—3. Findings on implementation of the EVAW law—4. Commissions for prevention of violence against women—5. Conclusion—6. Recommendations.

Summary: “The government of Afghanistan took a big step forward in support of women’s equality and protection of women’s rights when it enacted the law on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (EVAW law) in August 2009. The landmark legislation criminalizes for the first time in Afghanistan child marriage, forced marriage, forced self-immolation and 19 other acts of violence against women…”—(page 1).

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